Colorado's reintroduced wolves: deaths, livestock attacks and the One Ear pack
Gone quiet · last story Sep 8, 2026
What this arc covers
The wolves Colorado reintroduced: the deaths of wolves shot or killed after straying into Wyoming, the attacks on livestock, the state's killing of members of the One Ear pack, a new pack in Eagle County, and the charges against a hunter who killed a wolf.
Earliest story we hold Jan 3, 2025 · 11 stories · 27 independent sources (counted once each) · 613 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Sep 8– 142026Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills second yearling from One Ear Pack as livestock attacks continue in Grand County18 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 0 right
Sep 2– 32026Colorado Parks and Wildlife defends charges against hunter who killed wolf in January, amid concerns of leniency6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right
Aug 10– 122026A licensed hunter killed a Colorado wolf in January8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Mar 20, 2025Federal agency kills Colorado wolf connected to sheep deaths in Wyoming9 articles · 9 independent sources
- Jul 13 – 15, 2026What Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new report reveals about its lengthy effort to kill wolf responsible for attacks on 22 sheep8 articles · 8 independent sources
- Jul 22 – 24, 2026Colorado’s newest wolf pack has established in Eagle County19 articles · 10 independent sources
- Aug 10 – 12, 2026A licensed hunter killed a Colorado wolf in January8 articles · 8 independent sources
- Sep 8 – 14, 2026Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills second yearling from One Ear Pack as livestock attacks continue in Grand County18 articles · 10 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| May 12, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
7% left · 78% center · 15% right of 27 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.
Every storyoldest first
January 2025
Jan 3Colorado wolf died from a gunshot, spurring a federal investigation5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 2 rightFebruary 2025
Feb 18Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms an unknown, uncollared wolf was responsible for cow death in northwest Colorado7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 rightMarch 2025
Mar 20Federal agency kills Colorado wolf connected to sheep deaths in Wyoming9 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 0 rightMay 2025
May 16Female wolf dies in northwest Colorado, marking fourth death this year7 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 rightAugust 2025
Aug 6Another of Colorado’s wolves has died after traveling into Wyoming5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 rightJuly 2026
Jul 13– 15What Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new report reveals about its lengthy effort to kill wolf responsible for attacks on 22 sheep8 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right- Jul 22– 24Colorado’s newest wolf pack has established in Eagle County19 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
August 2026
Aug 5Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills member of One Ear wolf pack after attacks on cattle in Grand, Jackson counties6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right- Aug 10– 12A licensed hunter killed a Colorado wolf in January8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
September 2026
Sep 2– 3Colorado Parks and Wildlife defends charges against hunter who killed wolf in January, amid concerns of leniency6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right- Sep 8– 14Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills second yearling from One Ear Pack as livestock attacks continue in Grand County18 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 0 right