Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported Thursday that another wolf has been found dead in Grand County.

CPW said in a statement that they received a “mortality signal” from the wolf’s collar on Sept. 9 and confirmed it on Sept. 10.

The wolf, known as 2307-OR was a male that who was part of a group of five wolves from Wallowa County, Oregon. Two of those five became a mating pair and produced four pups this spring. The male of the pair died several days after being captured at the end of August. The wolf showed signs of deep puncture wounds unrelated to the capture, and a necropsy is being planned.

However, CPW did not say whether a necropsy would be conducted on the wolf found this week. CPW said, “As a federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act, we are in direct consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about the next steps.”

“While this is sad news, these types of restoration efforts consider anticipated mortalities in our planning and a degree of wolf mortality, just like for any wildlife, is expected both during restoration efforts and on an ongoing basis,” said CPW Director Jeff Davis.

CPW did not reveal any signs of what may have killed the wolf.

That leaves two wolves in Jackson County that have been there for several years, and seven of the original 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon last December, including the female from the Copper Creek pack. One wolf was killed by a mountain lion in Larimer County earlier this year.

The Copper Creek pack was relocated to a facility CPW won’t identify. CPW plans to release the four pups once they’re grown and can be fitted with collars

Wolves reportedly killed three calves in the past week in Grand County, attacks that took place after the Copper Creek pack had been relocated. CPW has not yet confirmed the depredations.

CPW still plans to bring 10 to 15 more wolves to the same northern region at the end of the year or sometime in early 2025. They haven’t said where they’re getting the wolves, but on Monday, they confirmed that an agreement is pending.

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