A female gray wolf was reported dead in northwest Colorado this week, becoming at least the seventh of the state’s reintroduced wolves to die.
The female wolf was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January.
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The agency said it was alerted to the death on Thursday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also investigating the incident because gray wolves are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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