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Rewriting the rules: Wolves, federal reform and a lawsuit from rural Colorado

Late last year, five wolves were airlifted from Oregon to Colorado under a plan voters narrowly approved—but few knew one of them came from a pack with a history of livestock attacks.

Fewer still knew the move may have violated federal law.

At the center of the controversy is a growing belief that Colorado’s wolf reintroduction bypassed environmental law and public transparency.

And a federal lawsuit now threatens to unravel the entire plan.

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Colorado’s gray wolves edge closer to Denver metro area: CPW map

State, Approved, kdvr.com / March 27, 2025 / CPW, Wolves

DENVER (KDVR) — At least one of Colorado’s gray wolves in March entered a new Denver area county and new watersheds in northern Park County, some of the closest areas to the Denver metro they have been tracked since their initial reintroduction.

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Rio Blanco County hires deputy trained to investigate livestock depredation

Responding to concerns of livestock growers and community members, and to assist in investigating livestock depredations that occur in Rio Blanco County, commissioners have authorized the sheriff’s office to hire their first Animal and Livestock Conflict Investigator.

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‘Everyone feels anxiety’ over CPW depredation payments, but commissioners note it’s the law

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / March 6, 2025 / CPW, Parks & Wildlife, Wolves

“Everyone feels anxiety and fear about all this,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis told commissioners as they approved a large payment to two Colorado ranchers in Grand County that lost livestock as a direct result of the wolf reintroduction program.

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Colorado’s wolves make their way across the western part of the state

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / March 1, 2025 / CPW, Wolves

As seen in the newest map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), “newcomers” from the north are making their way across the entire Western Slope.

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Changes to know ahead of big-game hunting season in Colorado

Approved, gazette.com, State / February 26, 2025 / Big Game Hunting, CPW, State of Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual big game brochure has been hitting hunters’ mailboxes — the annual reminder to start planning for the seasons ahead.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife acquires 120 acres for new wildlife management area

Approved, CBS Colorado, State / February 17, 2025 / CPW, Public lands

In an effort to conserve wildlife and increase opportunities for hunters and anglers, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is creating a new wildlife area along Michigan Creek.

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Wolf 2307-OR died as a result of another wolf, not a gunshot wound as some theorized

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / February 17, 2025 / CPW, Wolves

Despite allegations and innuendos from animal rights activists, wolf 2307-OR died as a result of a fight with another wolf, not a gunshot wound last September.

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