Colorado wildlife officials announced the second wave of releases of wolves from Canada in the central mountains over the last week, as part of the second wave of the state’s historic,

Fifteen wolves from British Columbia were released from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16. CPW also rereleased five members of the Copper Creek pack that they captured last year.

Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife announce they have completed the second year of the wolf release program by

It’s extremely quiet. Only the slight shifting of boots in the snow, rustling of jackets, and the occasional plane humming overhead breaks through the silence. The night is cold, still, and dark. The moon

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is working to capture 10 to 15 more gray wolves in British Columbia, Canada for reintroduction along the Western Slope.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials announced the release of 15 wolves into northern parts of the state, concluding their second year of wolf restoration efforts.

Officials said the department completed a capture and release Saturday for the second Gray Wolf reintroduction season as part of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. Five wolves from the original Copper Creek Pack were also released Saturday. The department said all of the wolves were released in Eagle and Pitkin Counties.

The releases were done separately, the agency said in a press release Sunday, and all wolves were released into Eagle and Pitkin counties. The agency noted that this is the second of between three to five wolf release seasons.