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  • Freed Wolves Move Into Their Old Niche

    CLINT MCKNIGHT, Writers on the Range|Mar 13, 2024

    What was it like for ten captured Oregon wolves when Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened their crates on a December day last year? The wolves had been chased by helicopter, drugged, blindfolded, and collared, then moved to remote public land in central Colorado. One of those animals might have had this experience. The grey wolf in the metal crate tenses as the door unexpectedly opens. Through the bright threshold, he sees a field of winter grasses laced with snow and a line of juniper trees....