Colorado's wolves have moved into border areas of these three states

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Colorado has agreements to retrieve wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, but not with Wyoming, where three of Colorado's reintroduced wolves have been legally killed.

The state plans to release another 15 wolves this winter, sourced from British Columbia, despite a legal challenge to the translocation process.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates there are 40 wolves in the state, with a long-term goal of establishing a population of 150 to 200.

For the first time since their reintroduction into Colorado in late 2023, wolves have made movements in areas that border Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah in the same month.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife's latest wolf activity map , released Oct. 22, shows Sept. 23 to Oct. 21 movement as among the largest wolf