Latest relocated gray wolf death reported in northwest Colorado

A female gray wolf was revealed dead in northwest Colorado this week becoming at least the seventh of the state s reintroduced wolves to die The female wolf was one of relocated from Canada to Colorado in January Related Articles Map Colorado s gray wolves roamed closer to metro Denver farther south in mountains Reintroduced Colorado gray wolf dies in Rocky Mountain National Park Federal agency kills collared Colorado wolf suspected of killing sheep in Wyoming Colorado s gray wolves roaming farther into Western Slope new map shows Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not indicate in its news release what may have caused the animal s death but revealed a final determination will be made after a necropsy The agency announced it was alerted to the death on Thursday The U S Fish and Wildlife Function is also researching the circumstance because gray wolves are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act This is a evolving story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter