A wildlife team from the United States has begun an operation to capture grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado.

The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes after an agreement with the B.C. government to 91裸聊视频渢ranslocate91裸聊视频� up to 15 wolves a year over the next three to five years.

Colorado Parks says in a statement that the capture operation follows work to adopt measures that will minimize conflict between wolves and livestock.

It says the operation is expected to last up to two weeks, with the goal to 91裸聊视频渞ecover and maintain a viable, self-sustaining wolf population in Colorado.91裸聊视频�

The state says the B.C. wolves will be tested and treated for disease before they are relocated, and collars will be placed on the animals to monitor their behaviours.

Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative in 2020 to reintroduce the animals as a way of restoring ecological balance.

The state began the process by bringing five wolves from Oregon in late 2023.

Eric Odell, Colorado91裸聊视频檚 wolf program manager, says in a news release issued Saturday that they were 91裸聊视频渆xcited to be working with B.C. to bring together our combined experience and expertise while ensuring the safety of animals and staff.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭his new source population of grey wolves will provide additional genetic diversity to Colorado91裸聊视频檚 wolf population,91裸聊视频� he says.

The state says the B.C. wolves will come from areas where no livestock is present, 91裸聊视频渟o there are no concerns about reintroducing wolves that are from packs that are involved in situations of repeated livestock depredations.91裸聊视频�

The B.C. government says grey wolves are not an endangered or threatened species in the province, with an estimated population of 8,500.