U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigating death of Colorado wolf

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said an investigation is underway after a female gray wolf died in southwest Colorado last month.

They received a mortality alert for wolf 2506 on Oct. 30. The wolf was part of a group of wolves from British Columbia that were brought to Colorado in January.

Because gray wolves are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act , it's illegal to harass, harm, or kill them without federal authorization. Officials said they will determine the wolf's cause of death following a necropsy and investigation.

The reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado has been a controversial one. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has spent about $3 million to relocate 30 wolves to the state since 2023, nearly four times what voters were told it would cost when they app