A necropsy will determine the cause of death, but the USFWS said initial evidence suggests the wolf likely died of natural causes.
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Author: Angela Case (KUSA)
Published: 7:27 PM MDT April 23, 2024
Updated: 10:09 PM MDT April 23, 2024
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — One of the 10 wolves released in Colorado in December as part of the state’s reintroduction plan has been found dead in Larimer County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
The USFWS is investigating the death with the cooperation of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The USFWS became aware of the death on April 18, they said in a statement.
A necropsy will determine the cause of death, but the USFWS said initial evidence suggests the wolf likely died of natural causes.
The USFWS is involved in the investigation because the gray wolf is a federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act, according to the statement.
Ten gray wolves were released in Grand and Summit counties in mid-December in accordance with a voter-approved reintroduction program. The wolf found dead in Larimer County was one of those 10 wolves, the USFWS said.
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A necropsy will determine the cause of death, but the USFWS said initial evidence suggests the wolf likely died of natural causes.
Exposing the Big Game 
I just read this myself. It appears that two of the wolves released are dead, this one and one lethally removed. The ranchers want one that is ‘alleged’ to have preyed on cattle ‘removed’, even though it is denning season. Obviously they don’t care, hanging around the border as little as feet away and killing them, and if all of the released wolves in Colorado die they’ll be happy. Colorado should sue them for killing off the pack that naturally migrated. Who gives them that right? The sad part is it was predictable and avoidable:
Recently released wolf’s carcass found in Larimer County, Colo.; request for removal denied due to denning | TheFencePost.com
History repeating itself.