This will be a short one because I’m not 100% sure what I saw on today’s Rampart Range Road hike. But I did get a pic. You’ll have to expand it to see the pertinent detail: Dead center at the base of the largest tree trunk. To my eye that’s definitely Canis-something. But beyond that…?
Current CPW Collared Gray Wolf Activity map as of 2 days ago is here, with details below. According to CPW’s map, the re-introduced Colorado wolves are still a bit west and north of us. But they are definitely headed our way. And they travel up to 30 miles a day. Just in case you were wondering.
Details
- Map was created using GPS data from all functioning collars in CO.
- Two of the ten collars placed on wolves translocated in December are no longer providing signals to CPW biologists. This includes the collar that failed in March and an additional collar that was partially functional in March but has since failed. The animals with the failed collars are traveling with other animals with functional collars, which currently allows CPW to monitor those animals.
- Wolf 2303-OR was found deceased on April 18, 2024, in Larimer County. The initial necropsy report found the cause of death was trauma, consistent with predation. (Probably a mountain lion attack.) Full necropsy was performed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which will release their final report upon completion.
- Wolves still remain above I-70, even though two watershed areas highlighted are slightly below the I-70 highway line.