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Wolves on the move in Colorado, but still haven’t crossed I-70

By 06/27/2024 | updated 2 years ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their monthly account of where the state’s wolves have been detected, with the data coming from tracking collars on eight animals.

Their recently published map shows what watershed areas wolves have been in at some point between May 21 and June 25.

Overall, the range of the wolves over the past month was mostly similar to that of the month prior. Two key changes are that wolves appear to have moved to the northern side of Granby opposed to being closer to Winter Park and that wolves appear to be moving closer to a wider stretch of Interstate 70.

Another wolf attack confirmed in Colorado

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With that I-70-related shift in mind, it’s crucial to note that wolves have yet to cross I-70 to the south, despite some of the watershed areas displayed on the map stretching past this manmade barrier. The ‘detection’ of a wolf as displayed on the map merely means that a wolf was determined to be present somewhere in the watershed area at some point during the established time frame.

Perhaps the most notable wolf-related news of the past month is that at least one wolf pup has been confirmed in Grand County. The successful breeding of two of Colorado’s wolves means that the pair and pup are now considered a pack, dubbed the Copper Creek Pack.

Additional information on Colorado’s wolves can be found here.

 

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