Wolves Tracked, Moving East

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released the latest report in tracking the re-located gray wolf in Colorado, and it shows eastward movement as close as Canon City.

According to the CPW, collars on the wolves are programmed to record a position every four hours. Once four locations have been recorded, the packet of four locations is then transmitted via satellite to biologists. If it's cloudy it can affect the transmission and the data collection of the wolves movement. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife is using that information collected to see where they've been, but they can't tell in real time where they are and of course, cannot tell where they plan to go next.

While the CPW puts out a new and updated map monthly on the website, they reserve the right to limit what is shared with the public to protect wolves while they're mating.

To date the wolf depredation incidents reported have been in Grand, Jackson, Routt, and Elbert counties.

The depredations have been of cattle, sheep, llama and dogs.

To see the monthly maps, track wolf movement, and read more about depredation programs, click here.

(a map, cropped to show detail, from the CPW's website. This map shows collar activity from December 2024-January 2025)

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