{"id":332406,"date":"2026-03-16T14:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332406\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:39:07","slug":"latest-death-brings-down-wolves-survival-rate-to-44-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332406\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest death brings down wolves\u2019 survival rate to 44% in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

CPW said it received a mortality signal in northwest Colorado for gray wolf 2310, the maternal member of the King Mountain pack. <\/p>\n

JACKSON COUNTY, Colorado \u2014 The female wolf of the mating pair for the King Mountain pack has died, bringing total fatalities to 14 out of the 25 animals reintroduced in Colorado.<\/a><\/p>\n

The wolf, identified as No. 2310, was among the 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon in December 2023.<\/p>\n

The male of the King Mountain pack mating pair<\/a> had died in January in Routt County following a botched collaring operation conducted by a Colorado Parks and Wildllife contractor. That operation drew criticism from wolf advocates at the March 5 parks and wildlife commission meeting. Advocates claimed the effort was reckless and that the contractor hired was a \u201cbargain basement contractor who had a history of deaths\u201d in similar efforts.<\/p>\n

State wildlife authorities did not mention the male\u2019s death in the announcement Friday. The wildlife agency had announced the birth of pups to the mating pair \u2014 the group became the King Mountain pack \u2014 last July. It\u2019s unknown how many pups are in the pack.<\/p>\n

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