January Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map shows movement of one wolf into southeast Colorado and includes activity information from recent gray wolf reintroduction efforts

01/22/25

Travis Duncan
Public Information Supervisor
720-595-8294 / [email protected]

January Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map shows movement of one wolf into southeast Colorado and includes activity information from recent gray wolf reintroduction efforts

DENVER - Today, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) posted the updated Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map on its website to show where wolves are distributed around the state this month. You can view our Collared Wolf Activity Maps on the fourth Wednesday of every month that reflect collar data for the prior month. Please note, the watersheds in the southeast region that are lit up in this map represent the movement of one animal. 

As a reminder, in order for any watershed to indicate wolf activity, at least one GPS point from at least one of the wolf collars was recorded within the boundaries of the watershed within the last 30 days. Simply because a watershed indicates wolf activity, it does not mean that a wolf or wolves are present throughout the entire watershed nor that they are currently in the watershed.

On Jan. 19, CPW completed capture and release work for the second gray wolf reintroduction season in support of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The activity information related to the reintroduced wolves from British Columbia as well as the wolves from the original Copper Creek pack is included in this month’s map. 

As wolves begin to move to new areas of the state, CPW has prepared with expanded and improved capabilities for producers through the Conflict Minimization program that will allow for faster response to conflicts and higher likelihood of effective non-lethal deployment. This work results in improved strategies for altering depredation behavior early and reducing the potential for repeated depredations.

In early January, CPW also published a Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program Guide that provides information on a variety of tools and methods available for livestock producers to employ in efforts to reduce the likelihood of wolf-livestock conflicts and establishes a framework for CPW’s response, along with available support from other state, federal and nongovernmental organizations.

The public can register for a Non-lethal Wolf Conflict Reduction Training on February 12 in Buena Vista. The main focus of this training is to help educate the public and producers on effectively handling encounters with wolves. Join Colorado Department of Agriculture, CPW, APHIS Wildlife Services and Colorado State University Extension at this upcoming interagency training session. 

We ask that anyone claiming to see wolves in their area fill out our wolf sighting form, especially if they have photos or videos, in order to better understand whether this sighting is credible and determine the level of investigation needed. More information about Living with Wolves is available on our website.