By Shannon Lukens. (Photo caption: On Saturday, February 18, 2023, staff from CPW were able to recapture and refit the collar on male wolf 2101 near North Park. Pictured left to right: CPW Species Conservation Program Manager Eric Odell, CPW Area 10 Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf. Photo Credit: CPW Senior Video Producer Jerry Neal.)

 

That gray wolf in Jackson County that slipped out of its GPS tracking collar three days later has been re-collared. It happened Saturday, Feb. 18. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were able to recapture Wolf 2101 near North Park and refit the GPS collar. It means two male wolves have tracking collars in Colorado. The collaring effort was conducted in conjunction with elk and moose capture efforts for ongoing research studies in the area.

 

 

Here is the media alert from Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Feb. 21, 2023.

 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recollars wolf 2101 near North Park

DENVER – On Saturday, February 18, 2023, staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife were able to recapture and refit the collar on wolf 2101 near North Park. Wolf 2101 was fitted with a GPS collar earlier in the month along with wolf 2301, but the collar came off soon after. This recollaring of 2101 means two male gray wolves are again fitted with collars in Colorado.

The collaring effort was conducted in conjunction with elk and moose capture efforts for ongoing research studies in the area.

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, staff from CPW were able to recapture and refit the collar on male wolf 2101 near North Park. Pictured left to right: CPW Species Conservation Program Manager Eric Odell, CPW Area 10 Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf. Photo Credit: CPW Senior Video Producer Jerry Neal.