Colorado’s wolves in June largely remained in the territory they’ve occupied for several months, according to a new location map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The wolves traveled in watersheds in Routt, Jackson, Larimer, Grand, Eagle and Summit counties between May 21 and June 25, the map shows.
Each month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases a map identifying which watersheds the state’s known wolves have traveled in. A wolf may or may not remain there now, and it may not have traversed every part of that watershed, CPW says.
A map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows collared wolf activity detected by watershed in the mountains between May 21, 2024, and June 25, 2024. If a watershed is shaded, it means a wolf entered part of that area at some point during the period. (Provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Though some of the highlighted watersheds include land south of Interstate 70, CPW staff said no wolves had traveled south of the major highway.
Colorado is home to 11 adult wolves, nine of which the state released in December as part of a voter-mandated reintroduction plan. The other two are the remnants of a pack formed by wolves that migrated from Wyoming.
Two of the reintroduced wolves mated and CPW last week confirmed the birth of at least one pup. The state wildlife agency said there may be more pups, as wolf litters often consist of at least four pups.
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Each of the wolves wears a collar that records their location every four hours, though two of the collars placed on the reintroduced wolves have failed. Those two wolves are traveling with others, allowing state CPW to continue to track them, the agency said.
New pups will not be collared, wildlife officials previously said.
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