10, a judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the country. Wolves are an endangered species in Colorado killing a gray wolf is punishable with a $100,000 fine, jail time and a loss of hunting privileges, according to CPW.

Many of those opposed cited the possible impact wolf reintroduction would have on livestock and hunting industries, while those in favor often saw the proposition as a way to preserve biodiversity and combat the species' extinction. Proposition 114 was one of the most divisive ballot measures for Coloradans in 2020. “These pups will have plenty of potential mates when they grow up to start their own families,” Governor Jared Polis said at the time, referencing Proposition 114, the voter-approved initiative that requires the reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado by the end of 2023. Last summer, CPW confirmed Jane gave birth to a litter of pups, making it the first litter of wolves born in Colorado since the 1940s. “The second GPS collar in this pack will allow our biologists and wildlife managers to learn more about the behavior of these naturally migrating wolves,” CPW director Dan Prenzlow said in a news release.ĬPW officials noted that collars are not monitored in real time, and that the “primary tools used by wildlife officers are field observations of physical evidence such as wolf prints and scat during field investigations to verify the presence of wolves on the landscape.” Wolf M2101, or 'John,' after he was tranquilized and fitted with a GPS collar in early 2021. John, who also has a GPS collar, was first spotted with Jane in early 2021, CPW said. However, Jane’s collar had stopped transmitting, so CPW chose to place a collar on one of the pups. She migrated to Colorado from the Snake River Pack in Wyoming.

Jane - who CPW officials used to think was a male wolf - is the only other wolf from the pack to have a collar. They were all born in 2021 by parents F1084 (mom) and male wolf 2101 (dad), better known as Jane and John. The pup has five siblings, none of which have been collared.

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