Colorado’s wolves are on the move. Just two months after their release, two of the reintroduced wolves have already traveled to Moffat County. This marks the farthest reported location from the wolves’ initial release locations in Grand and Summit counties, according to the Coloradoan.

Prior to their release, the wolves were outfitted with GPS collars so Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) could monitor their location. Current collar data found that these two wolves “have made some broad movements in the last week,” which “indicates some wolves have recently moved from western Routt County into eastern Moffat County,” said CPW spokesperson Rachel Gonzales.

The wolves spotted in eastern Moffat County have traveled about 70 miles from their release sites. Additional confirmed sightings circulating on social media have been around the release site near the Radium State Wildlife area, which is southwest of Kremmling. 

Moffat County residents were “strongly opposed” to the wolf reintroduction measure with 83% of its voters opposed to Proposition 114, which required the state to reintroduce wolves west of the Continental Divide by the end of 2023, according to the Coloradoan. 

Wolves are known to travel roughly 30 miles or more per day. While the GPS collars collect location points every four hours – and that data is downloaded every 16 hours – Gonzales said that the “data gives us an informed perspective of where wolves have been, but not where they are, and certainly not where they are going.”

“Wolves can and do move substantial distances between the four hours that points are collected, and the terrain and weather can impact when points are received.”

While CPW continues to track the wolves’ whereabouts, they ask for anyone who sees a wolf or wolf track to submit a report.