By Elliott Wenzler | Craig Daily Press
Colorado’s collared wolves largely remained in Routt, Grand, Summit and Jackson counties and somewhat withdrew from some areas like Eagle County over the past month, according to a map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wednesday.
The map, posted on the agency’s website, uses Colorado watershed boundaries to indicate where wolves have been detected and reflects movements from June 25 through July 23. It is updated on the fourth Wednesday of every month. State officials have released the maps monthly since January after reintroducing 10 wolves in Grand and Summit counties in December.
In its update Wednesday, Parks and Wildlife also addressed rumors on social media that claim the agency’s tracking planes are intentionally flying low to drive the wolves away from the Wyoming border. The agency said this is untrue while clarifying its staff uses the planes only to track the wolves.