CPW tracks four suspected wolf dens, ranchers brace for more uncertainty
By Ali Longwell | Post Independent
For wolves, the beginning of May signals the end of denning season.
While Colorado Parks and Wildlife is tracking up to four pairs of wolves that could be denning, none have been confirmed, according to Eric Odell, the agency’s wolf conservation program manager.
“We are monitoring one to three to four pairs of animals that could be denning,” Odell said at the May 7 meeting for the agency’s commission.
The agency is “sussing out” these potential dens using data from the GPS collars that the majority of Colorado’s wolves are wearing.
“When we have followed a couple of animals that are paired, male-female pairs, and we lose contact with the female, potentially that means (she’s) underground, or she’s spent some time digging a...