Parks and Wildlife Investigates Colorado’s First Wolf Kill in Over 70 Years

In November of 2020, voters in Colorado narrowly passed a measure to reintroduce wolves to the forests of the Centennial State. Just over one year later, Colorado Parks and Wildlife seem to be investigating their first report of a wolf kill in more than 70 years.

The group bringing the claim to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's attention is the Colorado Cattleman's Association. 

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Colorado Cattleman's Association Reports Wolf Kill in Walden Colorado

In a story published by the Denver Post, the group claims that a 500-pound heifer was attacked by a group of wolves near Walden, Colorado. The CCA issued a press release about the kill at the beginning of the week.

You can read that press release by clicking here along with the gruesome photos of the attack. If Colorado Parks and Wildlife can confirm that the heifer was killed by a group of wolves and it certainly appears so, then the state's game damage program will reimburse the heifer's owner for the cost of the animal.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Gray Wolves in Colorado

If the Gray Wolf is your spirit animal, or you are a member of House Stark, you may already know all there is to know about them. If you have rarely seen one, or want to know more about these amazing predators that have been reintroduced to the forests in our state, scroll on to learn 10 pretty interesting facts about them.