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Colorado Is Now Home to 3 New Wolf Packs with Unknown Number of Pups
NORTHWEST COLORADO COUNTIES, JUL 16 – Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed at least four wolf packs with pups this spring as part of ongoing reintroduction efforts despite livestock conflicts and compensation claims exceeding $480,000.
- Amid Colorado's wolf reintroduction, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed three new wolf packs—One Ear Pack, King Mountain Pack, and Three Creeks Pack—in northwest Colorado.
- A 2020 vote prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to release 10 wolves in December 2023 and 15 in January 2025, following the vote.
- Eric Odell said at least four pups have been spotted with the King Mountain Pack, and a pup was captured on June 22, 2025, trail camera outside the den, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported.
- As ranchers seek compensation, the CPW Commission will consider $134,874.57 in claims on Thursday, overriding staff recommendations to pay Farrell Ranch and Coberly Creek Ranch.
- Looking toward 2026, CPW plans to work on source agreements and start community conversations, as Odell said CPW will continue monitoring four dens and include minimum counts in annual biological year reports.
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Colorado wolf pups caught on camera as CPW confirms three new packs in the state
COLORADO (KRDO) – The wolf population in Colorado is growing, with the reintroduced animal successfully breeding and forming new packs over the spring, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says. In a wolf update presentation given on Thursday, the agency confirmed the formation of three new packs in Jackson, Routt, and Rio Blanco counties – marking a major milestone in Colorado's wolf reintroduction efforts. The three new packs are the One Ear Pack in Ja…
Pups from Routt County wolf pack mug for a trail camera
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction team on Thursday released video of pups from the King Mountain pack in Routt County, one of four packs created by wolves reintroduced to Colorado. Wolf packs are named when pups are born and this week biologists said they were also watching the One Ear pack in Jackson County, the Three Creeks pack in Rio Blanco County and the Copper Creek pack in Pitkin County to collect details about their sprin…
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Colorado’s newest wolf packs now have official names — and they’ve produced at least four new pups that are now trotting around Routt County. The three new packs are the One Ear pack in Jackson County, the King Mountain pack in Routt County and the Three Creeks pack in Rio Blanco County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says. The packs join the Copper Creek pack, which formed in 2024 and was the first in the state created by reintroduced wolves. Stat…
Reintroduced wolves split into 3 new packs around Colorado
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