A newly released list of travel hotspots for Colorado’s recently reintroduced wolves shows high country tourist destinations aren’t just for people anymore.
When not feeding on sheep, cattle, or dogs, wolves are making their way to Vail, Breckenridge, and Steamboat Springs.
And just to show there’s no hard feelings against Front Range folks who voted to uproot wolves from their happy dens in other states and relocate them to Colorado, wolves are also pinging on the eastern side of the Continental Divide.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife detected wolves close to these notable communities from March 26 through April 23.
- Eagle
- Avon
- Granby
- Grand Lake
- Steamboat Springs
- Walden
- Kremmling
- Red Feather Lakes
- Silverthorne
- Craig
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Winter Park
- Vail
- Breckenridge
- Estes Park
- Georgetown
- Nederland
From Colorado Politics:
Those exploring these areas may need to prepare for a potential wolf sighting. While wolves tend to avoid human interaction, a human-wolf encounter could happen. When planning a trip into the backcountry, it may be a good idea to check the most recent report of where wolves have been, but keep in mind that the data lags behind and doesn’t show location in real time.
It’s only a matter of time before some naïve tourist encounters a wolf and tries to take a selfie.