Federal Investigation into Colorado Wolf Death Underway, Questions Remain Over Legality of Importing Wolves

By: Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said an investigation is underway after a female gray wolf died in southwest Colorado last month.

They received a mortality alert for wolf 2506 on Oct. 30. The wolf was part of a group of wolves from British Columbia that were brought to Colorado in January.

Because gray wolves are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, it’s illegal to harass, harm, or kill them without federal authorization. Officials said they will determine the wolf’s cause of death following a necropsy and investigation.

The reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado has been a controversial one. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has spent about $3 million to relocate 30 wolves to the state since 2023, nearly four times what voters were told it would cost when they approved the program in 2020.

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