Environmental advocates say a bill governing wolf reintroduction introduced by Western Slope legislators could delay the process for six years — or more.
A pack of wolf reintroduction bills is making its way through the Colorado Legislature, and one of the proposed laws has local environmental groups growling out loud.
The reintroduction of the species is set to start in December 2023 after voters approved Proposition 114 in 2020. A 10 rule allows strategies for managing wolves that include potentially injurious hazing and lethal control, which wouldn't normally be permitted since gray wolves are federally listed as an endangered species. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife since 2022 to get a plan in place.
Environmental groups, however, stress that it’s not that simple because the plan could be challenged for years. “It's like toothpaste coming out of the tube,” Roberts says. “My intention, as a senator for the people being impacted by this on a daily basis, is let's get the process right before we take that final step of putting wolves on the ground."
“Colorado voters spoke when they passed Proposition 114 requiring [the CPW commission] to begin reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado no later than December 31, 2023,” DNR communications director Chris Arend shared in a statement. “CPW and U.S. Fish and Wildlife have worked diligently to ensure that Colorado receives a 10 in mid-December 2023, which would give Colorado the maximum amount of flexibility in managing healthy wolf populations.
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