Gray Wolf Dies During Capture Operations in Routt County

King Mountain wolf pack patriarch dies during ‘routine collar operations’ in Routt County

The patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack died during a collaring operation in Routt County on Jan. 28, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Feb. 3.  The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf’s death marks the second this year and the 12th of the 25 wolves Colorado has translocated as part of its gray wolf reintroduction effort. Parks and Wildlife reported that t…

A male wolf died during a capture and collaring operation in northwest Colorado

Out of the 25 wolves brought to Colorado, only 13 survive.

Another gray wolf dies during CPW capture in Routt County, 13th death since reintroduction

A 3-year-old gray wolf died last week as a state wildlife team tried to place a collar on the animal to monitor its activity across the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Tuesday. The breeding male wolf was part of the King Mountain Pack, a wolf family that formed last spring in Routt County. The wolf was one of the 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon.  Under Colorado’s wolf reintroduction plan, CPW said it tries to keep at least two …

King Mountain wolf pack patriarch dies during collar operations in Routt County

The patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack died during a collaring operation in Routt County on Jan. 28, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Feb. 3.  The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf’s death marks the second this year and the 12th of the 25 wolves Colorado has translocated as part of its gray wolf reintroduction effort. Parks and Wildlife reported that t…

Gray wolf dies during capture operations in Routt County

Gray wolf 2305, a three-year-old breeding male in the King Mountain Pack, died on Jan. 28.

Wolf in King Mountain Pack dies during operation to re-collar members of the Routt County pack

DENVER A male wolf within the King Mountain Pack in Routt County died while biologists were trying to capture it to fit it with a new, fully charged GPS collar, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced on Tuesday.CPW Acting Director Laura Clellan said all wildlife capture operations come with risks, though staff prepare the best they can. There is always a possibility that an animal does not survive the encounter, she said.This specific opera…