Colorado to Review Its Relocation Procedures as It Eyes Second Batch of Wolves From British Columbia, While Producers Ask for a Pause

Colorado to review its relocation procedures as it eyes second batch of wolves from British Columbia, while producers ask for a pause

Since January, five of the 15 gray wolves brought to Colorado from British Columbia have died. As Colorado Parks and Wildlife renews discussions with the Canadian province to obtain more wolves, it will also be taking a look at whether changes to its translocation procedures could increase their survival.  “Out of an abundance of caution, CPW will assess the mortalities of wolves translocated in 2025 to determine if any translocation protocols s…

Colorado to review procedures as it eyes 2nd batch of wolves from British Columbia, while producers ask for a pause

Since January, five of the 15 gray wolves brought to Colorado from British Columbia have died. As Colorado Parks and Wildlife renews discussions with the Canadian province to obtain more wolves, it will also be taking a look at whether changes to its translocation procedures could increase their survival.  “Out of an abundance of caution, CPW will assess the mortalities of wolves translocated in 2025 to determine if any translocation protocols s…

Price tag of importing wolves blows past cost sold to voters - Complete Colorado

Mesa County Commissioners have chimed in, asking CPW to pause wolf imports until a better plan is in place.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife briefs Pitkin County on wolf reintroduction

It has been seven months since wolves were first released in Pitkin County and neighboring counties. In January, wolves were released directly into Pitkin County, while some wolves that were reintroduced in Colorado in 2023 had migrated from Grand County into the Roaring Fork Valley.  According to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife update to the Pitkin County Commission on Tuesday, depredations in Pitkin County began in February 2025. Following the F…

Colorado's top wildlife official says relocating livestock-killing wolves was necessary for restoration efforts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife director says he had to release the Copper Creek wolf pack on private land in Carbondale to “make progress toward restoration”

Lawmakers press Colorado wildlife leaders on troubled wolf reintroduction program

A relocated gray wolf stands outside of its crate for a brief moment at an undisclosed release site on Jan. 14, 2025. (Courtesy of CPW)The head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife told lawmakers on Monday that it is the department’s “preference” to release more wolves into the state next year, despite calls to pause the reintroduction program. “I don’t have the right answer to whether or not a pause is the right thing to do, or get the last 15 (wolve…