The male wolf from Colorado’s Copper Creek pack died from a gunshot wound, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On Thursday, Jan. 2, the federal agency released the cause of death in a ...

The wolf also had a healed gunshot wound on one of its hind legs, according to a statement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the wolf’s death in ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed on Monday, June 2, that it received a mortality alert for the male wolf, 2507, on Saturday, May 31. The agency did not provide any additional information on the ...

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service necropsy indicated a gunshot wound led to the wolf's death in captivity. An investigation is ongoing and $100,000 reward has been offered.

The fatality marks the seventh death since Colorado began reintroducing wolves more than two years ago. Skip to content. ... A gray wolf spotted by wildlife biologists in Colorado in July 2021.

As with any wolf death in Colorado, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating because gray wolves are a federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act.

Colorado’s wolf population was estimated at 30 animals following the release of 15 wolves from British Columbia in January. This marks the sixth death this year and the ninth since the ...