Tag: Wolf Reintroduction
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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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Updated wolf map shows species in Denver County watershed
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their monthly wolf tracking map, which shows the watersheds where the species has been detected from November 25 through December 19, 2025. Notably, the map shows that wolves have been present in a watershed area that includes a small portion of Denver County – while this watershed is a…
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Wolf that escaped Colorado captured and returned by neighboring state
One question that’s been asked throughout Colorado’s effort to reintroduce the gray wolf to the Centennial State landscape is ‘what happens if a wolf that’s been brought in crosses state lines and leaves Colorado behind?‘ Various incidents that have taken place since December 2023 show how that varies depending on which direction a wolf is…
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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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Wolves detected in Denver metro watershed that stretches east of I-25
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their monthly wolf activity map for October 21 to November 25 – and it shows that wolves have once again been present in watersheds of the Denver metro, and for the first time, in a watershed that stretches east of I-25. Before digging into the map that was recently…
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EDITORIAL: Another rejection in Colorado’s wolf quest
Federal wildlife officials recently informed their Colorado counterparts their wolf “restoration” violates federal endangered species law. It was a setback for the controversial effort. Now, the reintroduction has been dealt another blow, this time from Washington state. After a public-comment session drew public outcry from that state’s wolf advocates last week, the Washington Fish and…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s wolf plan flouts federal law
When Coloradans narrowly voted to reintroduce wolves in 2020, they were told it would restore Colorado’s natural balance and bring back an endangered species that belonged here. But the people who brought you the wolf in an effort to “restore” a species may be violating the very federal act that’s supposed to protect endangered species…
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Federal agency tells Colorado that Canadian wolves can’t be involved in reintroduction program
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort may have just hit a major snag. According to reporter Marianne Goodland of the Denver Gazette, an October 10 letter from Brian Nesvik, director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, informed Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife director Jeff Davis that the state is not allowed to…
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Wolves inch closer to major Colorado city and three state lines – what happens if they leave the state?
Colorado’s wolves are inching closer to the edge of the state, prompting questions related to what would happen if reintroduced animals end up crossing state lines. On October 22, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the latest mapping related to the movement of collared wolves. While the mapping doesn’t show the exact location of specific wolves…
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Colorado county proposes wolf reintroduction ban with penalty of $1,000 per day
A new ordinance has been formally introduced in western Colorado that’s designed to prohibit the introduction, transport, release, support facilities, or habitat establishment of non-native animal species within unincorporated Montrose County. As noted in a press release on the matter, among species that would be prohibited are Canadian gray wolves. “The ordinance explicitly covers migratory…