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An uncollared wolf stands alert in a Colorado field near a flock of sheep, symbolizing the conflict between wildlife reintroduction and ranching.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Kills Uncollared Wolf Linked to Sheep Attacks

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Keanu Alapai·June 14, 2026

A wolf matriarch with her four pups in a desolate Colorado mountain landscape at dusk, with a distant ranch visible.

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Ranch hand kills wolf matriarch, impacting reintroduction efforts

On March 11, a ranch hand in Eagle County shot and killed the matriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack, leaving four pups without their breeding female just weeks after the patriarch also died.

Khalid El-Sayed·June 5, 2026

A gray wolf surveys the Colorado central mountains at sunrise, with a ranch visible in the distance, highlighting the expanding wolf presence and potential conflict.

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Colorado wolf activity expands into central mountains

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Keanu Alapai·May 28, 2026