The wolf that died was believed to be a father to the Copper Creek Pack consisting of four pups. Six animals were trapped by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers at the end of August amid concerns over the deaths of livestock.

CPW director Jeff Davis said the male wolf would have faced permanent captivity due to his history of livestock depredation had he survived. State of play: The remaining Copper Creek pack has been relocated to an undisclosed private facility with limited human interaction.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is advancing plans to reintroduce up to 15 wolves in the state by next March despite ongoing controversies and significant challenges surrounding the voter-approved plan. The latest: The agency on Monday announced the capture of Colorado's first pair of mating gray wolves and their four pups — known as the Copper Creek pack — after the animals were linked to nearby livestock attacks this spring.

It has been eight months since Colorado reintroduced gray wolves into the state, the beginning of a multiyear effort to create a self-sustaining population of the predators. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said six wolves from the Copper Creek Pack were captured, with the help of federal partners.

All six wolves in Colorado's Copper Creek Pack have been captured per CPW's plan to relocate the pack after multiple depredations, and an adult male found in poor health died after the capture.