King Mountain wolf pack patriarch dies during collar operations in Routt County [Colorado]

From SteamboatPilot.com:

The patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack died during a collaring operation in Routt County on Jan. 28, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Tuesday.

The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf’s death marks the second this year and the 12th of the 25 wolves Colorado has translocated as part of its gray wolf reintroduction effort.

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