Copper Creek Pack
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Latest death brings down wolves’ survival rate to 44% in Colorado
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The female wolf of the mating pair for the King Mountain pack has died, bringing total fatalities to 14 out of the 25 animals reintroduced in Colorado. The wolf, identified as No. 2310, was among the 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon in December 2023. The male of the King Mountain pack mating pair…
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Copper Creek yearling wolf blamed for livestock death in Gunnison County
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A heifer found dead in eastern Gunnison County on Nov. 22 was killed by one of the yearlings from the Copper Creek wolf pack, according to a rancher, who did not want to be identified. It’s the fourth livestock death in November attributed to wolves. Two calves and a ewe were also killed by wolves…
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Male wolf dies after Colorado Parks and Wildlife captures pack suspected of killing livestock
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State officials announced Monday they have captured a pair of mating gray wolves and their four pups but, the male of the pack died from an infection unrelated to the trapping operation. Known as the Copper Creek pack, the wolves were to be relocated to a “large, secure enclosure with limited human interaction,” according to…
