Wolves

Colorado’s wolf reintroduction has cost taxpayers double what they expected when they voted to approve it

Bringing wolves back to Colorado has cost the state at least $4.8 million so far, according to a new financial analysis by The Denver Post. This is within the total amount appropriated by lawmakers, the Post reports. But it’s more than double the estimate that was given to Colorado voters during the 2020 election, when voters narrowly passed a ballot measure initiating wolf reintroduction by a margin of less than 1 percent.

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Colorado ranching groups file petition to pause more wolf reintroductions until depredations are addressed

More than two dozen organizations that represent agriculture and livestock producers in Colorado have filed a petition to delay future gray wolf reintroductions until depredations are addressed and mitigation tactics are fully implemented.

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Who is in charge? Colorado lawmakers press wildlife officials about wolves

Colorado’s lawmakers on Wednesday pressed wildlife officials about the state’s wolf reintroduction production, including pointed questions from a legislator about who exactly is making decisions and to what extent the governor’s office is influencing actions. 

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