Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation will be a source for up to 15 more wolves for the Colorado gray
wolf reintroduction effort. The CPW announcement states that these wolves will be
captured during the capture season from December 2024 to March 2025. The agreement
between the state of Colorado and the state of Oregon to allow for the translocation of ten
wolves this season has already happened and they are looking for a total of 30-50 wolves
by the end of the next capture season. Although the agency could release up to five more
wolves this capture season according to its Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, they
are holding off as CPW and the Colorado Department of Agriculture work to support
ranchers with the adjustment.
