Colorado is almost out of options to get wolves to release. Here's why

Colorado's on-again, off-again hopes of securing wolves from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington is off again, greatly jeopardizing a wolf release taking place this winter.

Just days after the Coloradoan first reported the Colville Tribes' willingness to provide wolves if wolf management issues with Colorado tribes could be worked out, it now appears Colorado may miss securing wolves for a planned third release as part of its reintroduction program.