By Shannon Lukens.
A gray wolf has been found dead in Larimer County. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it IS one of the ten wolves that was released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in December. A cause of death has not yet been determined but evidence shows it died of natural causes. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokesperson didn’t confirm but did say a, “Mountain lion could be one of the possibilities for a natural cause.”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis has responded to the two requests from the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association to do something about the two wolves that have killed four yearlings and a newborn calf in Grand County this month.
Davis says GPS tracking shows the pair of wolves could be denning in the area. He says, “Removing the male breeder at this point would be irresponsible management and potentially cause the den to fail possibly resulting in the death of the presumed pups.”
Davis added, “This is not a desirable result and I am therefore not going to take action at this time to lethally remove this animal.”
He also said staff has been working with the landowner to do night patrols and deploy conflict minimization in the area. No depredations have occurred since those tools have been deployed.
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Be aware of a scam alert. Mostly local businesses in Craig are getting calls from a 682 area code where the person on the line poses as Northwest Colorado Health and asks for money. Don’t do it, and don’t fall for it. It’s a scam.
The Moffat County School District Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract of Mathew Neal as the next School District Superintendent. He and his wife spent another weekend in Craig. They toured the school in Maybell and he said the playground is incredible. They’re very excited to be here.
“High quality schools, doing really great things, and super impressive, and really great things happening in Moffat County School District and very, actually, humbled to be here and stepping into this leadership role and looking forward to the months ahead.”
Dr. Neal has been a superintendent for ten years, most recently at Woodland Park in Teller County. He has also been a superintendent in Kuwait and in Sweetwater County, just north of Moffat County in Wyoming.
Dr. Brad Meeks from Steamboat Springs is serving as the interim superintendent until the end of June, when Dr. Neal starts July 1.
Tomorrow is 4th Grade Ag Day in Moffat County, hosted at the fairgrounds by the Moffat County Cattlewomen.
The Moffat County High School 2024 Career Expo starts at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 25. It’s a way to engage students and community members of career pathways and job opportunities. The Career Expo is for MCHS students from 1-4 p.m. and then for the community from 4:30-7 p.m.
Kids ages eight to 18 can sign up for the 4-H Shooting Sports Team. This is for archery, and different levels of rifle, pistol and shotgun. The deadline to enroll is May 1. Reach out to the Routt County CSU Extension Office at RC4H@co.routt.co.us or call 970-879-0825.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.