Gray Wolves

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has published the most recent collared gray wolf activity map.

More gray wolves are on the ground on the Western Slope. Colorado Parks and Wildlife completed the second round of wolf releases over the weekend. This time, they came from Canada.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a rule that removed gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections.

KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh brings listeners this month's wolf activity report, with details from CPW satellite info and other releases.

According to a new study, many researchers in western national parks fail to factor in the historic impact of gray wolves. Losing the species led to big spikes in elk and deer populations, which have overgrazed entire ecosystems.

Once extirpated, there are now close to 200 wild Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to let the population grow beyond the current cap of 325.

The Green River Corridor, a pathway from Wyoming to Colorado, highlights the political and physical barriers wolves face.

Following the narrow passage of Proposition 114, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will now spend the next three years coming up with a plan for how to reintroduce the animals by 2023.