Colorado’s wolf restoration program is struggling amid federal roadblocks over where the state can source new wolves for reintroduction and the death of a 10th translocated wolf.

The latest wolf fatality, announced Friday, puts the survival rate for the reintroduced wolves at 60%. That’s well below the anticipated survival rate of 70% to 85% for the early years of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, according to the Colorado Wolf Management Plan. CPW released 10 wolves in December 2023 and another 15 in January 2025.

Luke Perkins, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson, said the agency is “committed to fulfilling the will of Colorado voters in restoring a sustainable wolf population” and is evaluating all options to support wolf releases scheduled for this winter. Their most recent

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