Mysterious Creature Leaves No Tracks After Slaughtering Cattle

In Colorado, an elusive predator with no tracks has killed dozens of cattle over the previous two months, said reports.

Within walking distance of Meeker, 18 dead cows were discovered in October. Although some appeared to have been victims of wolves, neither wolf tracks nor any proof of the predator's presence in the region was discovered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.

Local wildlife experts have been looking for a perpetrator for the past two months, at least 40 calves have perished.

Jerry Klinglesmith, the rancher who lost those calves, speculated about what might have happened in The Fence Post.

“The most likely scenario would be the following: An apparent canine attack may have triggered the onset of a still-inconclusive cause of death,” Klinglesmith wrote.

The reason for the deaths is still being looked into by Klinglesmith, along with veterinarians, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials, and other specialists. However, a new theory that has nothing to do with wolves has arisen as the case remains a mystery.

According to Klinglesmith and Travis Black, manager of Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Northwest Region, The Coloradoan reported, the cows might possibly have had black leg, a condition brought on by the Clostridium bacteria.

No definitive proof of it being the cause of death has yet been provided by pathology results.

After mentioning the possibility of it being caused by the disease during a Nov. 17 state Wildlife Commission meeting, Black said a “handful” of calves sustained injuries consistent with a wolf attack. Some had missing tails and marks consistent with canine teeth.

Although cows can acquire a number of diseases, it is unknown if Klinglesmith's animals had any health problems. Any health problems within the herd would have been made worse by being attacked by dogs or wolves, according to Black.

In vain, authorities have searched for wolves and wolf tracks using aerial flights, howling surveys, and game cameras. Officials are baffled and in need of an explanation because there have been no confirmed reports of wolves in the area, only unverified sightings.

“We have zero evidence of wolves being in the area, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t there,” Black said. “Right now, we don’t have a solid answer as to what happened.”