Newsweek

Wolves found dead in Wyoming may be the same pups that were born just last year, and the first to be born in the wild in Colorado for 80 years.

The three female wolves were found dead about 10 miles into Wyoming and are believed to be members of Colorado's only known wolf pack, The Coloradoan reported.

There is only one known wolf pack in Colorado, known as the North Park pack. It roams across Jackson County, which lies to the North of the state right next to the Wyoming border.

The wolves regularly pass through the border into Wyoming, where it is legal to hunt the species anytime without a hunting permit. In Colorado, however wolves are a protected species and hunting them is illegal. Hunting the species in Colorado could result in a $100,000 fine.

Read full story here