Headlines Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Wolf dies during capture
A gray wolf died last week while the state wildlife team tried to place a monitor collar on it. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) tries to keep two members from each pack monitored, and it had been time to change the batteries on the current collars, according to the Colorado Sun.
When the wolf was captured, it was unresponsive. It is still unclear if there were any underlying conditions in the death. The wolf was one of 10 brought to Colorado from Oregon, and had belonged to the King Mountain Pack, which formed in Routt County last spring. Counts from the summer show that the pack had already gained four new pups, but with the untimely death of a wolf, it is unclear how the pack will be affected…