Colorado wolves kill rancher's dog in same area where pack killed calf in Jackson County

 Three weeks after a wolf pack killed a calf in Colorado for the first time in 70 years, the same pack is believed to have killed a ranch dog in the same area of Jackson County.

A ranch manger reported the killing of his working ranch dog, a border collie, and the injury of another dog to Colorado Parks and Wildlife around 7:30 a.m. Sunday. 

"The results of this investigation indicated wolf tracks in the immediate vicinity of the carcass and wounds on the dog carcass consistent with wolf depredation,'' said Kris Middledorf, area wildlife manager with the state wildlife agency.

The incident happened on a large ranch east of Walden andnear where a 500-pound calf was killed by wolves Dec. 18. The wildlife agency confirmed the calf kill and will compensate the landowner for the loss. The Colorado Cattlemen's Association said it was the first wolf kill of a cow or calf in the state in seven decades...MORE