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New Piney Ridge Wolf Pack Forms, Over 80% Pups Survive

7/23/2026

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday that a new wolf pack, the Piney Ridge Pack, formed in Eagle County.
In 2026, four Colorado wolf packs—Piney Ridge, One Ear, Three Creeks, and Copper Creek—each raised litters of four to six pups, with over 80% of the detected pups surviving.
The agency’s depredation tracker recorded one calf attacked by a wolf on July 16 in Eagle County during the biological year April 2026–March 2027.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday that a new wolf pack, the Piney Ridge Pack, formed in Eagle County.
In 2026, four Colorado wolf packs—Piney Ridge, One Ear, Three Creeks, and Copper Creek—each raised litters of four to six pups, with over 80% of the detected pups surviving.
The agency’s depredation tracker recorded one calf attacked by a wolf on July 16 in Eagle County during the biological year April 2026–March 2027.