Published • loading... • Updated
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Kills Member of One Ear Wolf Pack After Attacks on Cattle in Grand, Jackson Counties
Hyde takes over as the program faces federal scrutiny and a possible takeover while three packs reproduced and a new pack formed, officials said.
- On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents lethally removed an uncollared male yearling wolf from the One Ear Pack in Grand County after it was tied to multiple livestock depredations.
- Four confirmed calf attacks between June 29 and August 1 prompted the decision, despite producers deploying non-lethal deterrents including range riders and scare devices to protect livestock.
- Matthew Hyde began overseeing Colorado's wolf program this week, replacing retiring biologist Eric Odell, who spent 26 years building the program after voters approved reintroduction in 2020.
- The One Ear Pack is one of five wolf packs currently in Colorado; recent spring reproduction could push the state's population toward 50, inching closer to the 150 needed for self-sustaining recovery.
- CPW officials will monitor the remaining pack to assess whether the removal shifts behavior away from livestock predation, with the agency's management directive allowing further removals if attacks persist.
Insights by Ground AI
11 Articles
11 Articles
Aspen Times+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills member of One Ear wolf pack after attacks on cattle in Grand, Jackson counties
Colorado Parks and Wildlife killed an uncollared male wolf belonging to the One Ear Pack on Aug. 4 in Grand County. The state wildlife agency said in a Wednesday news release that the wolf was killed after it was tied to four attacks on calves from June 29 to Aug. 1 in Jackson and Grand counties. The authority to kill wolves in Colorado, despite their federally protected status, is granted by its special 10j rule with the U.S. Fish and Wildlif…
Colorado’s new wolf conservation manager inherits a growing program — and a lot of uncertainty
Matthew Hyde replaces Eric Odell to lead Colorado’s wolf-reintroduction program at a time it's at a crossroads with increasing rancher conflicts, a federal review but also new packs and pups.
·Colorado, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources11
Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution91% Center
Bias Distribution
- 91% of the sources are Center
91% Center
C 91%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
