Arvada, COLO. (KDVR) – Arvada police warn the population of increasing the number of wolves reported in the northwestern part of the city.
Since May, there have been five reports of dogs injury or murder by wolves, and officers have been asked to report their wolves’ reactions with the local authorities.
The department is now working with Colorado Parks and wildlife to host an educational meeting for residents on August 11, at 5:30 pm, at the Wester Kreik police station.
Residents are looking for help.
Noel Datco said that his dog, Zoe, was killed in the backyard of July 18.
“We found it in the background of the courtyard. The wolf wolf jumped, killed and left there,” he said.
The Datco family was devastating.
“We have four young children from four to 13 years, and they were just crushed,” he said.
He said that the package of wolves from his home became more aggressive and entered the front balcony in the middle of the day.
Arvada police advise residents not to leave their pets without surveillance at the present time, even in their arenas.
Stephanie Hoffman, the main animal administration official in the city of Arvada, suggests that they risk wolves to try to intimidate them and make them uncomfortable around humans.
Hoffman said: “This involves anything from spraying them with a hose if you have available, you can buy an air horn when you walk and only see them.
She said that the population can put an artificial wolf urine on the fence line or use movement activated machine guns. However, Datco said that beating does not work.
“They do not escape when we try their fog,” he said. “This package of wolves is very dangerous, and we, at this point, are concerned about making our children come out and play.”
CPW suggests prevention and greenery, but Kara Van Hous said this might change if the situation increases.
“The safety of man is our first priority, so when we start seeing wolves attack humans or we are really comfortable with approaching them, and we may work with monitoring local animals and see the type of options we have.”