CPW Confirms More Wolf Packs While Keeping Ranchers in the Dark
By Scott Franz | The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s wolf population grew this spring with the formation of three new packs.
The state designated the new wolf families as the One Ear Pack in Jackson County, the King Mountain Pack in Routt County and the Three Creeks Pack in Rio Blanco County.
They join the Copper Creek pack, which formed in Grand County last year and was moved to Pitkin County in January.
The new pack designations were mentioned in a “wolf update” slideshow presentation, which was included in the online agenda for an upcoming Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on Thursday.
CPW has not announced how many pups have been confirmed in each of the new packs. Last year, the agency did not name the Copper Creek pack until pups were confirmed.
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