For the third time this year, a wolf transplanted to Colorado wandered across the state line into Wyoming and died, though the wolf’s death wasn’t officially announced until nearly two weeks later.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) learned on July 24 that wolf 2304, a female, had died in Wyoming, CPW announced in a statement released Wednesday.

CPW and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department didn’t release any details regarding where in Wyoming the wolf died or its cause of death.

“CPW has now coordinated with Wyoming Game and Fish for the return of its tracking collar; however, Wyoming state law prevents further detail from being shared,” according to the CPW statement.

Game and Fish stated that, “Per Wyoming Statute 23-1-304 (d)(vi), Game and Fish is only able to release aggregate numbe

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