Colorado officials plan to capture up to 15 grey wolves from British Columbia's hinterlands to help the Centennial State re-establish the predators' long-lost population.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife started capturing wolves in Canada as the second phase of our reintroduction program is set to start this month. We spoke to ranchers at the National Western Stock Show and a wolf expert about it.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is currently monitoring nine wild wolves. The wildlife agency captured six of those animals in Oregon in December 2023, then released the predators in Grand and Summit counties to kick off the official reintroduction program. Voters approved the program through a ballot initiative in 2020.