DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife received a letter this month from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, informing the state agency that it could not source gray wolves for reintroduction to Colorado outside of the Rocky Mountain region.

In 2023, the state sourced gray wolves from Oregon that were released into the state. But in January, CPW released 15 Canadian gray wolves into the state, sourced from British Columbia.

A letter sent by USFWS Director Brian Nesvik cautions the state agency from trying to source wolves outside of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, as well as portions of Oregon, Washington and Utah.

"We have reason to believe that CPW may be seeking to capture, transport, and/or release one or more wolves from areas outside of the specified NRM Areas outlined in the 10(

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