Wolves reintroduced in Colorado blamed for repeated attacks on livestock

Members of a wolf pack in Colorado were captured ahead of relocation following attacks on livestock in the area, wildlife officials announced.

"This spring, after a pair of wolves established a den in Middle Park, the male adult wolf was involved in multiple depredations," CPW Director Jeff Davis said in a statement. "Removing the male at that time, while he was the sole source of food and the female was denning, would likely have been fatal to the pups and counter to the restoration mandate."

State officials said the four pups were not involved in the killings of cattle and sheep in Grant County, since they are "still primarily dependent on adults for food," and cannot hunt "anything larger than a rabbit or squirrel."