COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said Wednesday that it will not introduce any additional gray wolves into the state during the upcoming release season.
CPW said the impact of no additional releases is dependent on several factors, including wolf survival and reproduction.
CPW has confirmed successful reproduction in four packs, and is working to determine how many pups made it through the summer and will be successfully recruited into the population.
“During this intermediate time, CPW will continue to meet with producers and other stakeholders, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to explore how to maximize the restoration effort and achieve our plan of establishing a self-sustaining gray wolf population in Colorado,” CPW Acting Director Laura Clellan said.
“Our team has invested in a significant conflict minimization program, and we look forward to exploring how we continue to improve this program with producers to protect both livestock and wolves.”
CPW is looking at options to release wolves next winter.
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