Colorado’s July wolf activity map includes update on hazing rumors, wolf pups
Monthly update shows less activity in Grand, Routt, Eagle and Larimer counties in the past 30 days
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Colorado’s collared wolves largely remained in Routt, Grand, Summit, and Jackson counties and somewhat withdrew from some areas like Eagle County over the past month, according to a map released by CPW on Wednesday.
The map, posted on the agency’s website, uses Colorado watershed boundaries to indicate where wolves have been detected and reflects movements from June 25 through July 23. It is updated on the fourth Wednesday of every month. State officials have released the maps monthly since January after reintroducing 10 wolves in Grand and Summit counties in December.
In its update Wednesday, CPW also addressed rumors on social media that claim the agency’s tracking planes are intentionally flying low to drive the wolves away from the Wyoming border. The agency said this is untrue, while clarifying its staff uses the planes only to track the wolves.
Wildlife officials are also searching for evidence of wolf pups after confirming one born in Grand County earlier this year. So far, they haven’t seen evidence of any others.
The wolves that were released in December, which were transported to the state from Oregon, have tracking collars that record their position once every four hours. Two of those collars are no longer functioning, but those wolves are traveling with other collared wolves, according to CPW. One of those wolves was killed by a mountain lion in April in Larimer County.
The map only shows what watershed boundaries wolves have entered, not exact locations. Even though the map includes watersheds that cross below I-70, the wolves haven’t traveled below the interstate, according to CPW.
Since the start of reintroduction, there have been 13 confirmed cases of wolves attacking livestock in the state, also known as depredation. Only one of the depredation cases has resulted in a payout from the state so far.
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January wolf activity map.
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The CPW map shows where wolves traveled in Colorado between Jan. 23 and Feb. 27.
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This Colorado Parks and Wildlife map, released March 27, shows watersheds in which at least one wolf has traveled over the last 30 days.
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This Colorado Parks and Wildlife map, released April 24, shows watersheds in which at least one wolf has traveled over the last 30 days.
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Collared wolf activity from April 23 through May 21
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Collared wolf activity from May 21 through June 25, 2024.
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