Colorado Wolf's Death Linked to Vehicle Collision

Wolf killed in northwest Colorado was likely hit by car, CPW says

A Colorado wolf that died this spring in the northwest corner of the state was likely struck by a car, state officials announced Tuesday. An investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the wolf “died from blunt force trauma sustained during a suspected vehicle collision,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a news release. CPW received a mortality alert from the wolf’s collar on May 31. The male wolf, identified by the number …

Colorado wolf that died in May hit by vehicle, wildlife officials say

The male wolf was found dead in northwestern Colorado after Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it received a mortality signal from the wolf’s collar May 31

Colorado wolf's death linked to vehicle collision

After the wolf's death in May, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched an investigation due to the species' endangered status.

Federal officials say a car killed a Colorado wolf in May

A vehicle collision was responsible for the death of one of Colorado’s reintroduced gray wolves, according to initial necropsy results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The wolf — 2507, a male wolf relocated from British Columbia this year — died in northwest Colorado on Saturday, May 31. On Sept. 9, the federal agency reported that results show the animal died from “blunt force trauma sustained during a suspected vehicle collision.”  As…

CPW: Colorado gray wolf that died in May was likely hit by a vehicle

DENVER (KDVR) — Wildlife officials have determined a Colorado gray wolf that died earlier this year was suspected to have been hit by a vehicle. Male gray wolf 2507, one of the wolves reintroduced to Colorado during the state's efforts to bring wolves back to the Centennial State, died in May. Officials conducted a necropsy on the wolf to determine what happened. CPW shoots Copper Creek wolf depredating in Rio Blanco County, but no carcass …

Colorado wolf that died in May was likely hit by a car, USFWS investigation finds

A Colorado wolf that died in May was likely hit by a car, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday.On June 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said it had received a mortality signal from the wolf's GPS collar on May 31. The animal was found deceased in northwest Colorado.The wolf had been brought to Colorado from Canada as part of the January 2025 reintroduction, CPW confirmed to Denver7. It was the fifth wolf from the original 15 r…