By Shannon Lukens. (File photo of a reintroduced wolf, from CPW)

UPDATE 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says staff is in contact with livestock owners and members of the agriculture community who are in the area where they have collar data from those two wolves.

Mike Camblin is the Northwest Colorado Board Rep for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and owns Camblin Livestock in Maybell. He says CPW called him Sunday.

“They just wanted to let us know that there was wolves in Moffat County and that they would keep us updated. However, they did call Moffat County Cattlemen’s on Saturday and Moffat County Cattlemen’s told me before CPW told me.”

Camblin says time will tell where the two wolves go.

“And I think that they are actually headed towards home and I’d love to see them just keep going northwest, just head right on out of the state. But time will tell, I suppose on that.”

UPDATE 3 p.m. Saturday. From CPW: The two wolves moved into the (Moffat County) area during the week. CPW staff have been and will continue to be in contact with the livestock owners who are in the area where we have collar data.

 

Two of the wolves from Oregon that were released in Colorado have made their way to eastern Moffat County. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public Information Officer Rachael Gonzales confirms today that recent wolf collar data shows that “two wolves have made some broad movements in the last week and indicates some wolves have recently moved from western Routt County into eastern Moffat County.”

 

Gonzales added, “It’s important to remember, location points are (at most) collected every four hours and data is downloaded every 16 hours. Wolves can and do move substantial distances between the four hours that points are collected, and the terrain and weather can impact when points are received. This data gives us an informed perspective of where wolves have been, but not where they are, and certainly not where they are going.”

 

Gonzales tells KRAI/Steamboat Radio News that, “CPW continues to work with livestock producers to provide conflict-mitigation techniques, and will continue to conduct outreach/education in areas that are likely to have wolves.”

 

She also sent a reminder of the new CPW Wolf Tracking Map that is updated monthly.

 

Gonzales also said to report credible wolf sightings on the Wolf Sighting Form on the CPW website. This is for anyone who has seen a wolf or seen wolf tracks. “CPW receives hundreds of reports of wolf sightings per year and while we cannot validate every informal sighting, our staff carefully reviews all credible reports submitted through our Wolf Sighting Form. We continue to encourage anyone who sees a wolf or wolf tracks to please submit a wolf sighting report form.”

 

We asked about sightings of any non-collared wolves in Moffat County and Gonzales said she will find out.

 

Steamboat Radio News Past Coverage of wolves in Colorado

• Feb. 17, 2024 — TWO COLLARED WOLVES HAVE TRAVELED TO MOFFAT COUNTY
•  Jan. 30, 2024 — CPW SENDS UPDATE ON WOLF SIGHTINGS SINCE 2004, AND MORE ON THE MAP
• Jan. 24, 2024  — ELECTED OFFICIALS GRILL DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CPW AT HEARING WEDNESDAY
• Jan. 22, 2024 — CPW GETS HARSH LETTER DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM ROBERTS AND MCCLUSKIE
• Jan. 19, 2024 — COLORADO’S NEXT WOLVES TO BE REINTRODUCED WILL BE FROM TRIBAL LANDS IN WASHINGTON
• Jan. 12, 2024 — CPW CONFIRMS WOLVES WERE IN SOUTH ROUTT BUT AREN’T (YET) IN MOFFAT
• Dec. 22, 2023 — FIVE MORE WOLVES ARE RELEASED BY COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
• Dec. 22, 2023 — CPW DENIES GITTLESON’S REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT 10(J) RULE ON JACKSON COUNTY WOLVES
• Dec. 21, 2023 — THREE OF THE FIVE WOLVES RELEASED IN COLORADO WERE IN PACKS THAT KILLED OR INJURED LIVESTOCK IN OREGON
• Dec. 19, 2023 — LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS RECEIVE WOLF UPDATE FROM CPW IN CRAIG MONDAY
• Dec. 13, 2023 — GITTLESON SAYS ANOTHER CALF WAS ATTACKED BY A WOLF TODAY
• Dec. 11, 2023 — COMPLAINT FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO STOP WOLF REINTRODUCTION IN COLORADO
• Dec. 4, 2023 — KEEP YOUR PETS CLOSE AND CARRY A BIG STICK – CPW HAS ADVICE FOR LIVING WITH WOLVES
• Nov. 19, 2023 — THREE LAMBS KILLED BY A WOLF IN JACKSON COUNTY, SAYS RANCHER
• Nov. 17, 2023 – CPW AND CDA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER ON WOLF REINTRODUCTION
• Nov. 7, 2023 – U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SETS DATE FOR 10J RULE FOR WOLVES
• Oct. 6, 2023 – COLORADO WILL RECEIVE WOLVES FROM OREGON
• May 16, 2023 –  POLIS VETOES 10J RULE WOLF BILL
• May 3, 2023 – CPW COMMISSION APPROVES FINAL WOLF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN 
• May 2, 2023 – MANAGEMENT OF GRAY WOLVES REINTRODUCTION BILL PASSES IN STATE HOUSE
• May 2, 2023 –CPW MEETS THIS WEEK FOR FINAL WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN 
• April 27, 2023 – CPW CONFIRMS WOLF SIGHTING EAST OF KREMMLING
• April 8, 2023 – CPW WOLF COMMISSION MEETS IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 
• April 3, 2023 – CPW TO PRESENT FINAL DRAFT WOLF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
• March 28, 2023 – THE SOUTHERN UTE TRIBE ASKS THAT CPW RELEASES WOLVES ALONG I-70 CORRIDOR
• March 15, 2023 – TWO DOGS DIE FROM WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY THIS WEEK
• March 3, 2023 –COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION RELEASES WOLF REINTRODUCTION MEETING RECAP 
• Feb. 10, 2022 – MONTANA STOCKGROWERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR COLORADO RANCHERS OVER THE WOLVES
• Feb. 9, 2022 – WOLF MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED BY LOCAL RANCHERS AND OFFICIALS AT FORUM IN STEAMBOAT
• Jan. 22, 2022 – WOLF MITIGATION OPTIONS
• Jan. 19, 2022 – ANOTHER COW KILLED OVERNIGHT IN NORTH PARK BY WOLVES
• Jan. 18, 2022 – TWO MORE COWS ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY TUESDAY
• Jan. 12, 2022 – CPW ALLOWS WOLVES TO BE HAZED IN EMERGENCY DECLARATION
• Jan. 10, 2022 – A WOLF PACK KILL IS REPORTED IN JACKSON COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND
• June 9, 2021 – WOLF DEN WITH PUPS CONFIRMED IN NW COLORADO