Tag: Jeff Davis
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s wolf experiment has run its course
When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service threatened to terminate Colorado’s ability to oversee the reintroduction of gray wolves last month, it was the latest in a string of setbacks for the misbegotten, beleaguered project. As The Gazette reported, a Dec. 18 letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik to Colorado…
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Former Colorado wildlife director heads to Wyoming
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Jeff Davis, the former director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife who oversaw the introduction of wolves in Colorado, is headed to Wyoming, where he will take on a new job as deputy director for that state’s game and fish agency. The Polis administration replaced Davis as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife after Washington’s wildlife…
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EDITORIAL: Another sign wolf reintroduction needs to halt
Five years after Coloradans voted by a razor-thin margin to reintroduce wolves to Colorado, they are right to look at the job state officials and agencies have done and ponder whether this a dog that just doesn’t hunt. Amid criticism from pro-wolf advocates and anti-reintroduction ranchers alike, is it past time for a moratorium? The…
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Outgoing CPW director Jeff Davis lands new role, same salary amid Colorado hiring freeze
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Jeff Davis, who resigned as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife late last month, will continue to receive the same salary in his new role as a senior policy adviser to the Department of Natural Resources, according to the department. Davis will still make $186,470 annually. Davis chose to step down, rather than be fired,…
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Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mere days after being turned down by Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife for wolves, Jeff Davis, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife since May 2023, is out. An announcement from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Davis has stepped down and is moving to a new role in the executive director’s office…
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Washington state leaders rip Colorado over ‘failing’ wolf reintroduction program
Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously argued against it. The commission voted, 8-1, to send a letter to Colorado stating that it would not approve the request while Washington wolves remain listed as endangered. Should that…
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‘Devastating’ — Zebra mussels found in Colorado River, officials scramble to develop rapid response
After years of taking steps to keep zebra mussels out of Colorado’s rivers and lakes, state officials said on Tuesday they are “devastated” to learn the invasive species has now made its way into the Colorado River, potentially affecting four states, and they are working on a rapid response to stop it from spreading. “This…
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With new wolf pup — or pups — Colorado wildlife director insists on non-lethal response to livestock killings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The chief of Colorado Parks & Wildlife insisted that “non-lethal” means of managing wolves that kill livestock is crucial especially now that the two wolves brought to Colorado have a pup. “And we believe that there are more pups within the recently named pack,” Jeff…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife rejects pleas from ranchers to kill wolves attacking livestock
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Tuesday told ranchers no “lethal” help is coming on the heels of wolves killing at least four yearlings in 72 hours last week. The state agency’s decision was backed by Gov. Jared Polis, who supports the wolf management program. Colorado…
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As Colorado wildlife agency claims it is not to blame for wolf kills, ranchers threaten future partnerships
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Even as officials of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife insist the recent killing of a calf by wolf is not their fault, the relationship with ranchers has soured to the point private landowners have begun considering to restrict state access to their properties, potentially jeopardizing programs that rely on the latter’s help. Notably, private landowners…