Gray Wolf Reintroduction: Resources

Proposition 114, now state statute 33-2-105.8, passed on November 3, 2020. It directed the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to develop a plan to introduce and manage gray wolves in Colorado west of the Continental Divide no later than December 31, 2023.

Below is a collection of helpful resources for researchers and the public.

For more information, visit the CPW website.

Management Plan / Resource Guides

Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan (2023) / Plan de Gestión y Restauración del Lobo de Colorado (2023) (En Español)

Wolf Resource Guide: Hands-on Resource to Reduce Depredations (2023) / Guía informativ a sobre el lobo- Guía Informativa Y Práctica Para Reducir La Depredación (2023) (En Español)

A Producer’s Guide to Livestock Depredations (2024) / Una guía para el productor sobre la depredación del Ganado (2024) (En Español)

Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program: Producer Guide (Jan. 2025)

CPW Wolf Pre-Site Assessment: CPW encourages landowners to request a site assessment as part of our conflict minimization program, which helps livestock producers mitigate wolf interactions with livestock.

Annual Report

Colorado Gray Wolf Annual Report (2024): Covering April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Brochures, Flyers and FAQs

Wildlife Reporting and Your Privacy (fact sheet 5.2024)

Coyote or Gray Wolf_ How to Spot the Differences (fact sheet 3.2024) / Coyote o lobo gris_ Cómo detectar las diferencias (fact sheet 4.2024)

How to Report a Wolf Sighting in Colorado (fact sheet 2023)

Keeping Your Pets Safe Where Wolves are Present (fact sheet 3.2024) / Mantenga a sus mascotas seguras cuando haya lobos presentes (fact sheet 4.2024)

Living With Wolves: How to Avoid Wildlife Conflicts (brochure 11.2023)

Videos and Photos

• Inside Wolf Reintroduction 2.0 with Colorado Parks & Wildlife(1:00:50, March 18, 2025) The Colorado Sun discusses wolf reintroduction with CPW's Brenna Cassidy and Eric Odell
  
  
• Past, Present and Future of Wolves: Join CPW to explore the past, present and future of wolves in Colorado in this four-part series geared towards grades K-12 (Dec. 14, 2023).
  Living with Wolves (6:41)
  Restoring through Reintroductions (6:29)
  Journey of the Gray Wolf (8:59)
  What's at Stake for Stakeholders? (6:38)
  
  
• Wolf Reintroduction: Preparing to Reintroduce Wolves in Colorado (1:00, June 7, 2023): The wolves in this video have naturally dispersed into Jackson County and established a pack. The information from the collars will help our managers and researchers better understand wolf movements and behavior in Colorado in preparation for reintroducing wolves.
  
  
• Gray Wolf Reintroduction Education Sessions: a series of three education sessions dedicated to the gray wolf reintroduction program. 
  #1 (1:55:27, April 29, 2019)
  #2 (1:36:26, May 24, 2021
  #3 (1:48:24, June 17, 2021)

• Media Kit: 2025 Gray Wolf Capture and Release Effort: High-resolution photos and video footage from the 2025 gray wolf capture and release.
  
  
• Colorado Wolf Release footage (2:42, Dec. 18, 2023)
  
  
• Oregon Wolf Captures (2:18, Dec. 17, 2023)

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