First wolf kill in Routt County confirmed by officials
Colorado Parks and Wildlife have confirmed 10 wolf attacks this year
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A wolf attack on a calf was confirmed in Routt County Wednesday, marking the first depredation in the county since the voter-approved reintroduction of wolves began in December, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The fatal depredation was reported Sunday and then investigated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees, who completed a necropsy report confirming the wolf depredation.
There have been nine other confirmed wolf depredation events in Colorado this year, according to state records. Four were in Jackson County and five were in Grand County. Only one of those depredations has resulted in a payout under the state’s compensation fund.
Wolves were reintroduced following voter approval of Proposition 114 in 2020. The wolves, most of which are wearing tracking collars, have since spread out across the Western Slope.
