Opinion: Freed wolves move into their old niche
What was it like for 10 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.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Neal | Colorado Parks and Wildlife) On a cold December this year, 10 wolves were released in northwestern Colorado. They'd been chased by helicopter, tranquilized, blindfolded and collared. Then, the doors of their cages opened, and off they bounded. Writer Clint McKnight, a former national park ranger, shares what he thinks might have happened next.