Colorado’s wolf kill count increases to 6 head of cattle
Wolves killed four more cattle in Grand County, Colorado this week, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials won’t disclose which ones, yet.
Wolves killed four more cattle in Grand County, Colorado this week, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials won’t disclose which ones, yet.
Ranchers in northern Colorado are facing suspected wolf depredations as Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms a second wolf attack on a calf within a week.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have released ten wolves, fulfilling the first step in the state’s reintroduction plan mandated by a 2020 ballot measure.
In the Western United States, wolves and other predators such as grizzly bears continue to be a management concern for livestock producers. Producers have continued to introduce strategies to deter wolves from livestock-wolf conflicts, but impacts on livestock from wolves create undeniable costs including mortality and other indirect impacts.
Last month, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife removed three wolves after reported livestock depredations. One of the wolves in a case of potentially mistaken identity was a juvenile who may have been removed from the wrong pack.
This month, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed 13 wolf depredations on livestock. Two of the most recent depredations occurred last week by OR103 in Klamath County on a private land allotment in Doak Mountain.