By Stephanie Butzer | Denver 7
DENVER — For the second time this year, a gray wolf that was translocated to Colorado from Canada as part of the second round of reintroductions has died in Wyoming.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) sent a brief press release about the second death around 6:45 p.m. Friday, saying they had learned about the male wolf’s death in Wyoming on April 9. The wolf was part of the 15 animals — which included seven males — that had been captured in British Columbia earlier this year and brought to Colorado.
CPW coordinated with Wyoming Game and Fish to obtain the wolf’s GPS collar. Wyoming state law prevents other details from being shared, CPW said.
When the first translocated wolf died in Wyoming on March 16, a CPW spokesperson told Denver7 that the animals’ collars can be refurbished for future use. CPW told us that the body of that wolf — also a male — was returned to Colorado “because it was a wolf released by CPW during our 2025 reintroduction effort. CPW staff will examine the animal for research and educational purposes.” It’s not clear if this is the same for this second wolf, but Denver7 has reached out to CPW to confirm.