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Enough with beef, wolves feast on lamb in latest depredation, CPW officials say
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Enough with beef, wolves feast on lamb in latest depredation, CPW officials say

By Meg Soyars Van Hauen | Craig Press Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed that eight sheep in Grand County were killed by wolves. The agency updated its Gray Wolf Depredation Report webpage on Wednesday. According to the webpage, the depredations occurred on Sunday, and the investigation is still in progress. This is the 14th wolf depredation incident confirmed in Colorado since reintroduction. On Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials responded to another possible wolf depredation in Grand County. Two sheep were involved — a lamb and a ewe.  “The field investigation, which included a necropsy, found injuries consistent with wolf depredation,” stated Parks and Wildlife in an email. “… This is still an ongoing investigation.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CRAIG PRESS...
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Rumor control, wolf pup update detailed with monthly wolf activity map from CPW
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Rumor control, wolf pup update detailed with monthly wolf activity map from CPW

By Elliott Wenzler  | Craig Daily Press Colorado’s collared wolves largely remained in Routt, Grand, Summit and Jackson counties and somewhat withdrew from some areas like Eagle County over the past month, according to a map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wednesday.  The map, posted on the agency’s website, uses Colorado watershed boundaries to indicate where wolves have been detected and reflects movements from June 25 through July 23. It is updated on the fourth Wednesday of every month. State officials have released the maps monthly since January after reintroducing 10 wolves in Grand and Summit counties in December. In its update Wednesday, Parks and Wildlife also addressed rumors on social media that claim the agency’s tracking planes ar...
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Protest of USPS plan to move mail from Grand Junction to Denver may have been successful
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Protest of USPS plan to move mail from Grand Junction to Denver may have been successful

By Elliott Wenzler  | The Craig Press The U.S. Postal Service will pause a plan to reroute mail from the Western Slope to Denver after dozens of Senators from both parties protested the changes.  “While USPS claims these changes overall will improve service while reducing costs, there is evidence to the contrary in locations where USPS has implemented changes so far,” according to a May 8 letter from 24 senators, including Sen. Michael Bennet. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in response to the senators’ concerns, he will pause implementation of that plan until at least January 2025. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CRAIG PRESS
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