Colorado’s collared wolves remained in the northwestern corner of the state last month, released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows.
Wildlife officials recorded wolf activity from along the Wyoming border near Steamboat Springs to as far south as Gunnison. The wolves’ territory extended west to near Grand Junction and east to Vail Pass.
The map released Wednesday shows watersheds where at least one wolf was active between April 21 and May 26. The map shows that the wolves’ general locations changed little from the month prior.
CPW officials said then that spring denning had begun, limiting the movement of many of the canines. Wolf pups are born in the spring, and their birth limits the travel of their pack. State biologists are monitoring dens for signs of new pups.
At least 14 pups were born last spring, CPW officials announced earlier this month. Those births brought the total known wolf population in the state to 32.
A different map released earlier this month showed that much of the wolves’ activity over the last year has been concentrated in the mountains that stretch south from Walden and Steamboat Springs to Vail. The area between Glenwood Springs and Gunnison, too, has seen more consistent wolf presence.
