US EditionWildlife Officers Investigating Wolf Death in Northwest Colorado
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Friday, May 16, 2025, the death of a female wolf identified as 2512-BC after a mortality alert on May 15 in northwest Colorado.
- This wolf was one of 15 animals relocated from British Columbia in January as part of a reintroduction program that began in December 2023 and has seen seven total wolf deaths.
- Additional deaths include three wolves from Oregon—one killed by gunshot and others by fights or mountain lion attacks—and two wolves killed in Wyoming linked to livestock losses.
- Colorado has employed 11 locally based range riders at $30 per hour, contracted to work 22 days each month from April through October, aiming to assist ranchers and reduce potential conflicts involving wolves, which have caused over $600,000 in livestock loss claims.
- CPW officials emphasize these mortalities do not indicate program failure and state they take responsibility for ranchers, livestock, and wolves while expanding conflict reduction efforts with tools like range riders.
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Wildlife officers investigating wolf death in northwest Colorado
DENVER (KDVR) -- Wildlife officers are investigating the death of a gray wolf in northwest Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a press release Friday that the agency was alerted to the death of a female gray wolf, 2512-BC, on Thursday. The agency did not specify where the wolf died. Previous coverage: CPW: Wolves moving through Colorado, some traversing over…
Female wolf dies in northwest Colorado, marking fourth death of British Columbia wolves this year
One of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves died on Thursday, May 15, in the state’s northwest region. Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed Friday that they received a mortality alert on the female wolf’s collar on Thursday. The agency provided no additional details on the incident or the cause of death. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct the investigation and necropsy to determine what caused its death. The wolf’s death marks the f…
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Female wolf dies in northwest Colorado, marking fourth death this year
One of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves died on Thursday, May 15, in the state’s northwest region. Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed Friday that they received a mortality alert on the female wolf’s collar on Thursday. The agency provided no additional details on the incident or the cause of death. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct the investigation and necropsy to determine what caused its death. The wolf’s death marks the f…
Fourth wolf translocated from Canada to Colorado dies in NW area of the state #CDN #News #Canada
A fourth gray wolf that was brought to Colorado from Canada as part of the state’s reintroduction program has died, Colorado and federal officials confirmed on Friday morning. This wolf was a female and died in northwest Colorado in an unknown location on Thursday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) said. As with any wolf death in Colorado, the USFWS is investigating because gray wolves are a federal…
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