The capture of 15 grey wolves in B.C. and their release in Colorado is complete, an operation that led to unspecified threats against staff with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency said in a statement.
Grey wolves rest on a rock at the Falardeau Zoo and refuge, Friday, April 7, 2023 in Saint-David-de-Falardeau Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinotoperation
The agency said it had not shared details while the wolf release was underway due to the “safety risk and security needs of our staff and the animals.” On Jan. 2, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a statement offering a reward for information about the killing of a wolf late last summer. The animal had been captured in Oregon and released in Colorado.
“Removing the male at that time, while he was the sole source of food and the female was denning, would likely have been fatal to the pups and counter to the restoration mandate,” he said. The captured wolves were held in temporary pens filled with hay for bedding and ice blocks as a water source, it said. They were given treatments for parasites and vaccinated against rabies and other canine illnesses.
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