Seven of the original 10 reintroduced wolves remain alive, plus four puppies, but the adult female and her four pups are still in captivity following a translocation in late August and early September, when the adult male wolf from that family became the second collared wolf to die. The first wolf died in Larimer County in April.
Likely due to a mountain lion attack. The most recent wolf death occurred in early September. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reports that officials received a mortality signal from the collar of wolf number 2307 on September 9th. The wolf was found dead in Grand County. A depredation report from Grand County involving one cow and one calf was also filed on September 9th.
It's unknown if these two incidents are related. The cause of the wolf's death has not yet been determined. In other news, CPW announced that gray wolves for the next round of reintroductions will come from British Columbia. In July, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington rescinded their agreement to provide more wolves for Colorado.
For CPW has also hired five wildlife damage specialists to help with depredation investigations and more. As for the other collared wolves in Colorado, CPW's tracking map for September shows that some have moved through watersheds east of Walden and continue to roam in Jackson, Route, and western Grand Counties, as well as northern Eagle and Summit Counties.
CPW's first annual wolf report is available at cpw.state.co.us
