3,000-Mile Trek Of One Female Gray Wolf

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What began as an experiment on a female gray wolf in Montana, ended up as a poisoning death in Colorado. A two-year-old investigation of who poisoned a gray wolf in Colorado provides few answers. However, a GPS-collared female gray wolf provided an interesting map of a journey comprising some 3,000 miles through five states.

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http://bluehorseoutfitters.com Jim Richards

Looks like the wolf passed right through my place or real close to it.
jes

I knew I heard a pack of ‘em down in Colorado, a good number of years ago. Big difference between their howls and coyotes!
AB

Jim, seems I read somewhere that wildlife crossings are being constructed to reduce the number of mule deer and antelope killed during migration across I 80 north of the Uintas. Yes?

I found the map interesting. The wolf approached I 80 a couple of times in Wyoming and turned back; eventually going briefly into Idaho, then Utah, where it crossed the interstate. It doesn’t appear to have spent much time in SE Wyoming or in high mountainous country except perhaps the Absarokas.

A time sequence could add a lot of interest. I wonder if it is out there.
http://bluehorseoutfitters.com Jim Richards

Ab,
Yes there are a few wildlife fences going up or are already up. There is even one as far south as Baggs on 789. I may have misunderstood the map but in order for the wolf to be poisoned in Colorado wouldn’t it have to cross I 80?
AB

Jim
Thanks for the response.

Regarding the map: red shows where the wolf has been in the five state area from the time of its capture in Montana until its demise in Colorado. It first crossed I 80 while traveling north to south in Utah.

More information on the wandering female wolf:

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/gray-wolf011.html#cr
http://bluehorseoutfitters.com Jim Richards

AB, According to the red it looks like the wolf did come up from Colorado and in to the Medicine bow and up and crossed I 80 and back down and over to Rio Blanco where it met it’s demise. So this would have taken it very close to the ranch here.

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