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.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife release wolf 2302-OR, one of five gray wolves captured in Oregon in an initial batch in late December, onto public land in Grand County, Colorado, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Editor’s note: The author of this column used a creative fiction device to express his opinion about the reintroduction of 10 wolves to Colorado late last year. No part of this op-ed is purported to represent factual descriptions of the wolves’ first days.
The wolf explores, nose to the ground. He ignores a scolding raven. Of far greater fascination is the discovery of an elk bedding area. Pawing at the flattened grasses, he notes they were there just this morning. This is good to know. He rises into a crouch and silently descends the ridge on an intercepting path. The elk pause upon reaching the meadow, then begin to cross the open space. One of them has a hitch in her walk and lags behind.The wolf races through the snow-covered grass. As the paths of prey and predator converge, he leaps and seizes the laggard’s rear leg. She kicks and he lets go. He falls back and is startled to see her stop and turn to face him. The ailing elk is already spent.
He turns back to the kill. She comes closer, then pauses to weigh his reaction. There is none, and the black wolf eagerly feeds.
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