Where New Wolves Could Be Introduced to Colorado Next?

More gray wolves will be coming to Colorado during the 2024-2025 capture and release season. Many in Colorado oppose the reintroduction of wolves back into the state of Colorado.

Colorado Proposition 114 passed by voters with just under 60,000 votes in favor during the 2020 election. This proposition made it possible to have wolves captured from other parts of North America and relocated into the state of Colorado. As the end of 2024 comes to a close, so does the one-year mark of wolves living in the state of Colorado.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced where the next group of captured wolves could be placed next. Three Colorado counties are on the list of possible locations for the gray wolves to call home in the state. These counties include Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin.

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Rio Blanco County was under consideration for relocation for gray wolves but has since been removed off of the list of potential locations due to the limited number of state-owned sites that conform to the criteria for the wolf reintroduction plan.

We look forward to continuing our longstanding and productive relationship with Rio Blanco County Commissioners and landowners as we continue to elevate the importance of these communities and their contributions to Colorado’s natural resource outcomes and overall health to our state.

Said Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director, Jeff Davis.

The state of Colorado has spent more than $4.8 million in the first year of reintroduction of wolves back into the state. The upcoming relocation of new wolves could come from areas of Canda. While the wolves may be Canadian, they are still the same species of wolf that has been reintroduced into the state of Colorado in December 2023. More information on the latest wolf relocation can be found at cpw.state.co.us.