The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) reported multiple wolf attacks over the holiday weekend that left two calves dead and others injured.
According to the CCA, wolves killed one calf at Crystal River Ranch on Friday, a second at McCabe Ranch on Saturday, and injured a third in the heart of Lost Marbles Ranch’s calving grounds on Sunday.
Tom Harrington, manager of Crystal River Ranch and CCA president, claims Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) sent a range rider to patrol the wrong area and failed to notify him of the wolves’ presence until it was too late. In its press release, the CCA identified the wolves as members of the Copper Creek pack, which CPW relocated last fall due to its repeated livestock depredations.