GOOD NEWS🎉: Yesterday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife experts released five gray wolves — three males and two females — onto public land in Grand County in a historic effort to reestablish a healthy population in the state. Yesterday's release fulfills the wish of Colorado voters who, in 2020, voted in favor of reintroducing wolves in the state. This year Colorado Parks and Wildlife finalized a wolf restoration and management plan. Under the plan, the state agency will release up to 10 more wolves

A historic day for Colorado and for the first time ever — we released five wolves, three males and two females, in Grand County today. The wolves were captured in Oregon where our veterinarians and biologists evaluated them, collected genetic material – tissue and blood samples – before fitting each with a GPS collar for tracking. The wolves were given vaccines and then placed in crates and flown to Colorado for their release into the wild. Today’s release fulfills the wish of Colorado voters wh