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Sixth wolf death of 2025 confirmed—CPW says ‘wolf population will continue to grow’

Another gray wolf that was brought to Colorado as part of the state’s reintroduction program has died, Colorado and federal officials said on Monday afternoon.

In a press release on Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said they received a mortality alert for a male wolf in northwest Colorado on May 31. The wolf had been brought to Colorado from Canada as part of the January 2025 reintroduction, CPW confirmed to Denver7. It is the fifth wolf from the original 15 released that month that has died.

Rewriting the rules: Wolves, federal reform and a lawsuit from rural Colorado

Late last year, five wolves were airlifted from Oregon to Colorado under a plan voters narrowly approved—but few knew one of them came from a pack with a history of livestock attacks.

Fewer still knew the move may have violated federal law.

At the center of the controversy is a growing belief that Colorado’s wolf reintroduction bypassed environmental law and public transparency.

And a federal lawsuit now threatens to unravel the entire plan.

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