Wolves

Colorado wildlife officials omit crucial portion of law as they defend wolf funding

The hunt for coins in the couch cushions — the Colorado General Assembly’s budget crafters are scrambling to find hundreds of millions of dollars to cover a shortfall projected for the 2025-26 budget and are eyeing wolf funding as a potential area to cut — is getting pushback from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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Colorado officials outline ‘conflict minimization’ efforts ahead of next gray wolves release

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it has made improvements to its “conflict minimization” program following feedback from livestock producers, who have pleaded with the agency to delay the introduction of the next set of gray wolves.

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The irony of Colorado obtaining gray wolves from British Columbia

While Colorado wildlife managers have been trying to figure out where to get the next crop of 10 to 15 wolves to import into Colorado, British Columbia, Canada, has been trying to cull their population of wolves because of the predation of caribou that led to the endangerment of the herds.

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Western Colorado ranchers bracing for impact of the next release of wolves

Sen. Perry Will told his constituents in a social media post “Brace yourselves, Garfield County,” after Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced that they will begin phase two of their wolf reintroduction program, adding insult to injury to western Colorado ranchers who have already seen the devastating impact on livestock on their northern neighbors.

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