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Hi John,
It's believed that three of the first wolf pups born in Colorado in 80 years wandered over an invisible border — and were promptly killed.
The wolves, thought to be from Colorado's North Park pack, were reported killed just 10 miles into Wyoming, where wolf slaughter is legal.
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An adult gray male and adult black female migrated into Colorado two years ago. In the spring of 2021, they produced six black pups — becoming the North Park pack and living not far from the Wyoming border.
Descriptions of the wolves reported dead match those of the 18-month-old North Park wolves.
The whereabouts and status of the rest of the pack is unknown.
We've seen this kind of wolf-killing before.
Last year 25 Yellowstone wolves were killed, most of them in Montana, simply because they crossed the boundary of the park, where they're protected.
Thanks to previous Center litigation that restored federal wolf protections across most of the United States, killing a wolf in Colorado can bring a $100,000 fine and a year in prison. But in Wyoming's "predator zones," it's open season on wolves year-round.
These killings are cruel and unjust — and must be stopped.
Sadly, the war on wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains continues.
That's why we're trying to secure Endangered Species Act protection for wolves there. And why we're challenging the funding that states in the region get for wildlife management.
Our fights for wolves and other threatened species are long and ongoing. We never lose hope or give up.
But we do need you with us.
Please make a matched gift to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.
For the wild,
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