![]() ![]() Wolves were reintroduced in the Northern Rockies in the 1990s, and some 3,000 of the animals now roam portions of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Northern California. Wildlife advocates see reintroduction in Colorado as a vital step in restoring the wolf more quickly to habitat stretching from the Canada to the Mexico border. Jared Polis’ office said in a news release Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that a state biologist and district wildlife manager each spotted the litter of at least three wolf pups over the weekend. The animals were believed to have come down from Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park. A litter of gray wolves has been spotted in Colorado for the first time in almost 80 years. Officials last year confirmed the presence of the small pack of wolves in northwestern Colorado after a number of sightings since 2019. ![]() ![]() Gray wolves were hunted, trapped and poisoned into extermination in Colorado in the 1940s. The first wild gray wolf pups born in Colorado in 80 years have been spotted near the Wyoming border, according to the Colorado Sun. In June 2021, CPW biologists visually confirmed three pups. The discovery comes after Colorado voters narrowly approved a ballot measure last year that requires the state to reintroduce the animal on public lands in the western part of the state by the end of 2023. In 2021, a second lone wolf joined F1084 this wolf was collared by CPW and is identified as 2101. The agency first announced June 9 that staff members had spotted three pups in the pack. DENVER – Colorado's first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s has grown to include six pups.Ĭolorado Parks and Wildlife said Thursday that staff members spotted the pups living in a den with two collared wolves known as John and Jane in northern Colorado, KCNC-TV reports. Colorado is officially home to its first litter of gray wolf pups since 1940, when decades of federally backed hunting and trapping caused the extinction of the species in the state. ![]()
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