Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is considering diversionary feeding to deter the Copper Creek wolf pack from approaching livestock, while also monitoring several wolf dens for signs of new pups.
Following a string of attacks in Pitkin County, the state lethally removed one wolf—the first such action under Colorado’s wolf restoration program. Colorado Public Radio reported that CPW Director Jeff Davis told the CPW Commission that diversionary feeding, such as providing roadkill, could be used temporarily to distract wolves. However, it risks reducing their natural hunting behavior.
Meanwhile, local outlet 9NEWS reported CPW staff have confirmed sightings of wolf pups and are monitoring four dens using trail cameras and other methods. The agency released 15 wolves from Canada in January, five of which have since died from various causes across Colorado and Wyoming.
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