The news is often bad when it comes to animals that seem to be disappearing at an alarming rate. Every once in a while, we hear some good news, and that is what we heard from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
It seems that after deciding to reintroduce gray wolves to Colorado last year, they now have spotted some pups from two of the new arrivals, John M2101 and Jane F1084. It was a wildlife biologist and a district wildlife manager with the CPW that spotted them.
They wanted to get a closer look at what was taking place but they also were cautious about getting too close and disturbing the animals. They observed the wolves on three separate occasions from a safe distance and confirmed that John and Jane now had three pups.
They are not quite sure if the pack size might be larger, as there may be some that have not yet been seen. Typically, a gray wolf will have up to six pups, so there may be some good news coming.
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Gov. Jared Polis had the following to say in a statement: “Colorado is now home to our first wolf litter since the 1940s. We welcome this historic den and the new wolf family to Colorado. With voter passage last year of the initiative to require re-introduction of the wolf by the end of 2023, these pups will have plenty of potential mates when they grow up to start their own families.”
More than likely, they will be able to see more when the pups get older and begin to go further away from the den. Officials will still try to watch from a distance, but likely will see more of what is happening.
A wildlife manager for CPW spoke about how incredible it is that these animals have overcome such obstacles and because of it, we now have pups in Colorado for the first time since the 1940s. They are doing their best to give them an opportunity to thrive in the area, yet reminding people that gray wolves are still endangered in Colorado.
In fact, if you kill an endangered species in Colorado, you could end up in jail or lose your hunting privileges and receive a fine of $100,000.
It’s even illegal to harass wildlife in Colorado, but that is unlikely to happen with gray wolves because they will see you before you see them.
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