Collared wolf movement throughout Colorado has largely remained the same for the past month except for two reported livestock depredations since April 28th.
It’s been five months since ten gray wolves from Oregon were released into the mountains of Colorado, with one found dead on April 18 in Larimer County. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a necropsy revealed that the male wolf was likely killed by a mountain lion. One female could be ready to have a litter of pups.
The updated map indicates a few, slight differences in wolf movement this month. Between April 23 and May 21, wolves generally remained north of I70 but data show collared wolf presence in Eagle County, east of Avon, and in at least one watershed near Vail. In Summit County, wolf presence was found south of I70 near Frisco, Silverthorne and Dillon.
Wolf presence has been detected in the northwest corners of Rio Blanco and Garfield counties and the southeast corner of Moffat County. Two of the ten collars on reintroduced wolves are no longer providing signals to CPW biologists. But, those wolves are traveling with animals whose collars are working, says CPW, which is how the agency monitors their movements.
The monthly Collared Wolf Activity map indicates past wolf movement and locations due to how the data is collected. If a particular watershed shows wolf activity, it does not mean that the animals are present throughout the entire watershed or that they remain in the watershed.
You can find the latest maps and the depredation report at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.
