Colorado Parks and Wildlife Suspends Capture of Lone Wolf Pup

A stray, uncollared wolf from the Copper Creek Wolf Pack has been eluding Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials since it was discovered on a trail camera for a couple of weeks.

The Copper Creek Wolf Pack was relocated from an area in Grand County Colorado due to livestock depredations in the surrounding area where the wolf pack called home. Colorado Parks and Wildlife captured all of the wolves, or so they thought. One wolf was left behind. This wolf did not have a GPS collar and is believed to be one of the wolf pups that was born in Colorado.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife attempted to capture this wolf for 19 days before calling off the operation for the safety of the wolf. Colorado Parks and Wildlife say the reason for the conclusion of the capturing efforts of the wolf is that the temperatures are steadily declining in the area and that staff will continue to monitor trail cameras and cellular-enabled cameras in the area where the wolf was last seen to keep an eye on the lone wolf pup.

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According to the press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the six-month-old wolf pup can hunt small animals such as rabbits and squirrels to feed itself. Hunters and residents in the Grand County and Summit County areas are encouraged to report any sightings of the wolf pup to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hot Sulphur Springs Area office at 970-725-6200.

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While many Coloradans are split on the support of the reintroduction of the species back into the state of Colorado, we can all agree that we wouldn't want to see this wolf pup hurt or killed. Our hope is that Colorado Parks and Wildlife can successfully capture the wolf pup and reunite it back with the Copper Creek Pack.