By Marianne Goodland | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
Colorado’s wildlife officials on Friday announced reaching an agreement with indigenous tribes in Washington state to capture 10 to 15 wolves that will be released in Colorado at the end of the year.
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will allow Colorado Parks and Wildlife, part of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, to catch wolves on tribal lands from December 2024 through March 2025, the prime capture season.
“We are grateful to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation for working with our agency on this critical next step in reintroducing gray wolves in the state,” said CPW Director Jeff Davis. “This agreement helps CPW to continue to meet our unanimously adopted Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan goal of translocating 10-15 gray wolves per capture season for a total of 30-50 wolves.”