One introduced wolf is dead in Colorado as another is likely expecting pups in Grand County
By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun
Just a few hours after U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists confirmed that one of the 10 gray wolves transplanted to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the state’s top wildlife official told ranchers he will not kill a wolf blamed for the death of four cows in Grand County because it is likely the mate to a wolf that appears to be denning.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis on Tuesday said GPS points from the female wolf’s collar indicate that she is likely in a den. In early April, GPS points stopped uploading and very recently those points began to upload again.
“The biological interpretation of this is that she was likely in a den during the time when connectivity with the collar was interrupted, which aligns ...
