CPW verifies first wolf attack since reintroduction
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received its first report of a wolf attack.
The incident, resulting in the loss of a calf, is a telltale sign of the new challenges Colorado ranchers are facing since wolves were released into Grand County December of last year.
On April 2, a landowner contacted CPW officers about a possible wolf attack incident.
“The results of this investigation indicated wounds consistent with wolf depredation,” stated CPW Area Wildlife Manager Jeromy Huntington.
Huntington said in a release the investigation found tooth rake marks on the calf’s hindquarters and neck and hemorrhaging under the hide, both consistent with wolf predatory hunting instincts. Wolf tracks were also identified on scene.
The livestock producer will be eligible for market value reimbursement for the calf from the CPW, under its Gray Wolf Compensation and Conflict Minimization Program.
Non-lethal deterrents are available through CPW staff for livestock producers in the area.
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