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Ranchers press CWD officials for answers in daylong summit on wolves
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Ranchers press CWD officials for answers in daylong summit on wolves

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Jeff Davis, director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, walked into something of a wolf's den on Saturday. Nearly 100 people — ranchers, state and local elected officials, conflict resolution specialists, nonprofit staffers from pro-wolf groups, outfitters, media and representatives of the wildlife agency — traveled to the ranch of Don and Kim Gittleson, just north of Walden, to talk about the issue that has consumed people's energies particularly after the state officially introduced wolves in December. The Gittleson's ranch and Jackson County have been ground zero for attacks on livestock and working cattle dogs. In four years, the state  wildlife agency reported that 23 cattle, sheep and working dogs have been killed or ...
Johnson: CPW needs to act so producers know what is allowable to protect livestock from wolves
Approved, Commentary, thefencepost.com

Johnson: CPW needs to act so producers know what is allowable to protect livestock from wolves

By Rona Johnson  | The Fence Post The wolf or wolves that killed a calf in Grand County, Colorado, were ones that were moved from Oregon to Colorado about three months ago. Initially, Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not report that the killer wolf or wolves were from Oregon, but eventually in response to pressure from the press and Colorado livestock producers the CPW caved and admitted the truth. Before the wolves from Oregon were introduced into Colorado, CPW Director Jeff Davis and his staff testified before the House Agriculture Committee on Sept. 12, 2023, that they would do everything they could to not bring problem wolves to Colorado.
Wolf suit against CPW challenges process of reintroduction
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Wolf suit against CPW challenges process of reintroduction

By Rachel Gabel  | The Fence Post The Colorado Conservation Alliance filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the United States Fish and Wildlife Commission, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, Dan Gibbs in his capacity as the executive director of Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and Jeff Davis in his capacity as director of CPW on Dec. 14, 2023. The CCA has challenged the defendants’ process for wolf introduction in the state of Colorado and said in a release, their legal challenge is two-fold. First, after review by wildlife experts and veterinarians, the CCA believes that the environmental impact statement (EIS) issued by USFWS supporting the 10(j) rule is significantly deficient under the requirements of the federal National Environmenta...