Wolves in Colorado are back — and they’re breeding a whole new generation.
A month after Colorado wildlife officials announced the spotting of three gray wolf pups near Steamboat Springs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday said staff have now spotted six pups.
Wildlife officials in June said they believe the litter belong to John and Jane, a pair of breeding wolves the state had been tracking.
Colorado voters last year narrowly approved reintroducing wolves back into the state, the first time a state’s voters have forced their government to re-introduce an imperiled species.
🐺 Gray Wolf Update We have an exciting update from our breeding pair of Gray Wolves. Since originally spotting three wolf pups, our staff have now spotted SIX wolf pups on the ground. We are observing from a long distance so that the pack has the best chance for survival (1/2)
— Colorado Parks and Wildlife (@COParksWildlife)
