September 16, 2024 Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture wants to hire two field specialists to help livestock owners employ and properly use non-lethal deterrents against wolves. Two spots are open for Non-lethal Mitigation Specialists to work in the Central Mountains and Western Slope as part of the wolf conflict reduction program. One person would focus on the Southwest and the other on the Northwest corners of the state.

Candidates who apply need to have knowledge and experience related to ranching, land management, and predator-livestock management. Apply through GovernmentJobs.com before 5 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 19.

More details are below.

Press Release from the Colorado Department of Agriculture; Sept. 16, 2024.

Wolf conflict reduction program hiring field specialists

Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Agriculture is hiring two field specialists to join the new Non-lethal Conflict Reduction Program designed to help livestock owners employ and properly use non-lethal deterrents against wolves. Qualified candidates can submit their applications through GovernmentJobs.com until September 19 at 5 p.m.

“These two positions will serve as on-the-ground support to Colorado livestock owners who want to be proactive in preparing for human-wolf coexistence in our state,” said Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg. “These positions will work with individual producers, community organizations and agricultural associations to help determine the best non-lethal tools and practices for their operations. They will serve as resources to ranching communities that are putting in the work of adapting to the existence of wolves in Colorado.”

The two Non-lethal Mitigation Specialist positions will serve the Central Mountains and Western Slope of Colorado, with one person focusing on the Southwest and the other on the Northwest corners of the state. Candidates for these positions should be current Colorado residents who understand those communities and can build strong working relationships with various stakeholders.

The responsibilities of this position include providing technical assistance to help mitigate any wolf-livestock conflict in a non-lethal way. The Southwestern position will include a focus on strengthening relationships and collaboration with the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes. The Northwestern position requires familiarity with public land use to help advise landowners on what assistance they may need to reduce interactions between livestock and predators.

In addition to depredation mitigation, both positions will focus on stakeholder outreach and education. As wolf reintroduction in Colorado continues, producers across the state are seeking more information and resources to prepare their operations and build more resilient ranches. These positions will work in partnership with landowners and other government agencies to provide technical assistance and implement non-lethal conflict reduction efforts.

Candidates qualified for the positions will have knowledge and experience related to ranching, land management, and predator-livestock management. Experience with conflict resolution, strong coalition building skills, and excellent communication skills are essential. Candidates will also need to be comfortable working in remote environments with livestock and horses, often without access to cell service or internet, as they will provide hands-on training and education, often in the field.

The Non-lethal Mitigation Specialist positions are part of the Non-lethal Conflict Reduction Program, and funding for the program was included in the Long Appropriations Bill (State Budget) of the 2024 legislative session. Also included was funding for the Wolf Conflict Reduction Grants, which are available to organizations and groups that provide support and services to multiple producers.

Through a Memorandum of Understanding, CDA works closely with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to help livestock owners understand and effectively use the non-lethal deterrent methods available to them. This includes education and technical assistance for ag producers and rancher organizations.

Reducing Predator Conflicts is one of CDA’s main priorities and CDA is helping provide the financial and technical assistance producers need to prepare for coexistence with carnivores.

PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
16 de septiembre de 2024
Contacto: Olga Robak, 720-428-0441, olga.robak@state.co.us

Programa de reducción de conflictos con lobos busca contratar especialistas de campo

BROOMFIELD, Colorado — El Departamento de Agricultura de Colorado (CDA) está contratando dos especialistas de campo para el nuevo Programa de Reducción de Conflicto No Letal diseñado para ayudar a los ganaderos a emplear y utilizar medidas disuasorias no letales adecuadamente contra los lobos. Los candidatos calificados se pueden postular a través de GovernmentJobs.com hasta el 19 de septiembre a las 17 horas.

“Estos dos puestos servirán de apoyo práctico a los ganaderos de Colorado que quieran ser proactivos en la preparación para la coexistencia entre humanos y lobos en nuestro estado,” dijo la Comisionada de Agricultura, Kate Greenberg. “Estos puestos trabajarán con productores individuales, organizaciones comunitarias y asociaciones agrarias para ayudar a determinar las mejores herramientas y prácticas no letales para sus operaciones, y servirán de recurso para las comunidades ganaderas que se están esforzando en adaptarse a la existencia de lobos en Colorado.”

Estas dos personas atenderán a las montañas centrales y a la vertiente occidental de Colorado: una de ellas se ocupará del suroeste y la otra de las esquinas del noroeste del estado. Los candidatos de estos puestos deben ser residentes actuales de Colorado que conozcan esas comunidades y puedan establecer relaciones sólidas de trabajo con las distintas partes interesadas.

Las responsabilidades de este puesto incluyen dar asistencia técnica para ayudar a mitigar de forma no letal cualquier conflicto entre lobos y ganado. El puesto en el suroeste se centrará en reforzar las relaciones y la colaboración con las tribus de los Ute del sur y los Ute de la montaña Ute. El puesto del noroeste requiere familiaridad con el uso legal de terrenos públicos para asesorar a los propietarios sobre la ayuda necesaria para reducir las interacciones entre el ganado y los depredadores.

Además de la mitigación de la depredación, ambos puestos se enfocarán en la divulgación de información, conexión y educación de las partes interesadas. Mientras que continúa la reintroducción de los lobos en Colorado, los productores de todo el estado buscan más información y recursos para preparar sus operaciones y construir ranchos más resilientes. Estos puestos trabajarán en colaboración con los propietarios de tierras y otras organizaciones gubernamentales para dar asistencia técnica y llevar a cabo iniciativas no letales de reducción de conflictos.

Los candidatos calificados para los puestos deben tener conocimientos y experiencia relacionada con la ganadería, la gestión de tierras y la gestión de depredadores y ganado. Es esencial tener experiencia en resolución de conflictos, gran capacidad para crear coaliciones y tener habilidades de comunicación excelentes. Los candidatos también deberán sentirse cómodos trabajando en entornos remotos con ganado y caballos, muchas veces sin acceso a servicios de celular o internet, ya que impartirán formación práctica y educativa, muchas veces en el campo.

Los puestos de Especialista en Mitigación No Letal son parte del Programa de Reducción No Letal de Conflictos, cuya financiación se incluyó en el Proyecto de Ley de Asignaciones Largas (Presupuesto Estatal) de la sesión legislativa del 2024. También se incluyó financiamiento para las subvenciones para la reducción de conflictos con lobos, que están disponibles para las organizaciones y los grupos que apoyan y sirven a varios productores.

A través de un memorando de entendimiento, CDA trabaja en estrecha colaboración con el Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado (CPW) para ayudar a los propietarios de ganado, productores agrícolas y organizaciones de ganaderos a comprender y utilizar de manera efectiva los métodos disuasorios no letales a su disposición, lo que incluye educación y asistencia técnica.

Reducir los conflictos con depredadores es una de las principales prioridades de CDA, por lo que se ofrece asistencia financiera y técnica para que los productores se preparen para coexistir con estos carnívoros.

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The Colorado Department of Agriculture exists to support the state’s agriculture industry and serve the people of Colorado through regulation, advocacy, and education. Our mission is to strengthen and advance Colorado agriculture, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect consumers, and foster responsible stewardship of the environment and natural resources. Learn more at ag.colorado.gov.

El Departamento de Agricultura de Colorado existe para apoyar a la industria agrícola y servir a la población del estado a través de regulaciones, abogacía y educación. Nuestra misión es fortalecer e impulsar la agricultura de Colorado, promover un suministro de alimentos seguro y de alta calidad, proteger a los consumidores y fomentar la administración responsable del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales. Conozca más en ag.colorado.gov.

Steamboat Radio News Past Coverage of wolves in Colorado

Sept. 14, 2024 — The next set of wolves coming to Colorado will be from Canada
Sept. 13, 2024 — Middle Park Stockgrowers ask CPW not to release any more wolves there
Sept. 12, 2024 — Another wolf is dead in Grand County
Sept. 10, 2024 — Grand County ranchers are reporting more wolf kills
Sept. 9, 2024 — The Copper Creek Wolf Pack has been captured and CPW says the adult male was unhealthy and has died
Sept. 9, 2024 –– Ranchers with the most wolf depredations ask U.S. Fish & Wildlife to take over wolf management
Aug. 27, 2024 — The Copper Creek Wolf Pack is getting rounded up and relocated
Aug. 23, 2024 — CPW confirms the next wolves introduced will again be in Northern Colorado
July 31, 2024 — Eight more sheep confirmed killed by wolves in Grand County
July 31, 2024 — Colville Tribe says they won’t send wolves to Colorado now
July 29, 2024 — Two more sheep die from wolves in Grand County
June 24, 2024 — CPW REPORTS LESS WOLF ACTIVITY IN ROUTT AND NONE IN MOFFAT
June 20, 2024 — WOLF PUP CONFIRMED IN GRAND COUNTY
June 19, 2024 — CPW CONFIRMS SOUTH ROUTT WOLF KILL
June 17, 2024 — PRODUCER REPORTS SUSPECTED WOLF KILL IN SOUTH ROUTT COUNTY
June 16, 2024 — CPW DIRECTOR JEFF DAVIS ANSWERS QUESTIONS AT JACKSON COUNTY GATHERING
June 13, 2024 — CPW TO FORM WORKING GROUP REGARDING WOLF RESTORATION
June 12, 2024 — NORTH PARK PRODUCER WHO LOSES CALF SPEAKS OUT
June 10, 2024 — CPW CONFIRMS ANOTHER WOLF DEPREDATION IN JACKSON COUNTY THIS WEEKEND
June 5, 2024 — Wolf Video posted from Grand County
May 26, 2024 — DON GITTLESON SAYS ANOTHER CALF HAS BEEN KILLED BY WOLVES ON HIS RANCH
May 15, 2024 — HERE’S THE LATEST LETTER TO MIDDLE PARK STOCKGROWERS FROM CPW DIRECTOR DAVIS
May 14, 2024 — Suspected mountain lion kills the collared wolf
May 6, 2024 — MIDDLE PARK STOCKGROWERS SEND EIGHT-PAGE LETTER TO CPW
April 30, 2024 — GRAND COUNTY RANCHERS TO GET HELP WITH PROTECTING THEIR LIVESTOCK
April 30, 2024 — NORTH PARK STOCKGROWERS SEND ANOTHER LETTER TO CPW AND GOV. POLIS
April 28, 2024 —ANOTHER WOLF KILL IN GRAND COUNTY SUNDAY
April 24-2024 — COLLARED GRAY WOLF ACTIVITY MAP RELEASED FOR APRIL
April 23, 2024 — A WOLF HAS DIED, AND MIDDLE PARK STOCKGROWERS HEAR FROM CPW
April 22, 2024 — MULTIPLE LETTERS SENT TODAY TO GOVERNOR POLIS AND CPW ASKING FOR ACTION ON WOLVES
April 18, 2024 — FOUR MORE HEAD OF LIVESTOCK KILLED BY WOLVES IN GRAND COUNTY
April 9, 2024 — AG PRODUCERS MEET WITH CPW OFFICIALS IN KREMMLING ABOUT WOLVES
April 8, 2024 — ANOTHER CALF KILLED BY A WOLF OR WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY
April 3, 2024 — A WOLF OR WOLVES HAVE KILLED A NEWBORN CALF IN GRAND COUNTY
April 3, 2024 — Denver 7 Calf killed in first confirmed report of gray wolf depredation since wolves were released in December
Feb. 29, 2024 — COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS COME TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO TALK WOLVES
Jan. 30, 2024 — CPW SENDS UPDATE ON WOLF SIGHTINGS SINCE 2004, AND MORE ON THE MAP
Jan. 24, 2024 — ELECTED OFFICIALS GRILL DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CPW AT HEARING WEDNESDAY
Jan. 22, 2024 — CPW GETS HARSH LETTER DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM ROBERTS AND MCCLUSKIE
Jan. 19, 2024 — COLORADO’S NEXT WOLVES TO BE REINTRODUCED WILL BE FROM TRIBAL LANDS IN WASHINGTON
Jan. 12, 2024 — CPW CONFIRMS WOLVES WERE IN SOUTH ROUTT BUT AREN’T (YET) IN MOFFAT
Dec. 22, 2023 — FIVE MORE WOLVES ARE RELEASED BY COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Dec. 22, 2023 — CPW DENIES GITTLESON’S REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT 10(J) RULE ON JACKSON COUNTY WOLVES
Dec. 21, 2023 — THREE OF THE FIVE WOLVES RELEASED IN COLORADO WERE IN PACKS THAT KILLED OR INJURED LIVESTOCK IN OREGON
Dec. 19, 2023 — LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS RECEIVE WOLF UPDATE FROM CPW IN CRAIG MONDAY
Dec. 13, 2023 — GITTLESON SAYS ANOTHER CALF WAS ATTACKED BY A WOLF TODAY
Dec. 11, 2023 — COMPLAINT FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO STOP WOLF REINTRODUCTION IN COLORADO
Dec. 4, 2023 — KEEP YOUR PETS CLOSE AND CARRY A BIG STICK – CPW HAS ADVICE FOR LIVING WITH WOLVES
Nov. 19, 2023 — THREE LAMBS KILLED BY A WOLF IN JACKSON COUNTY, SAYS RANCHER
Nov. 17, 2023 – CPW AND CDA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER ON WOLF REINTRODUCTION
Nov. 7, 2023 – U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SETS DATE FOR 10J RULE FOR WOLVES
Oct. 6, 2023 – COLORADO WILL RECEIVE WOLVES FROM OREGON
May 16, 2023 – POLIS VETOES 10J RULE WOLF BILL
May 3, 2023 – CPW COMMISSION APPROVES FINAL WOLF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
May 2, 2023 – MANAGEMENT OF GRAY WOLVES REINTRODUCTION BILL PASSES IN STATE HOUSE
May 2, 2023 –CPW MEETS THIS WEEK FOR FINAL WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN
April 27, 2023 – CPW CONFIRMS WOLF SIGHTING EAST OF KREMMLING
April 8, 2023 – CPW WOLF COMMISSION MEETS IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
April 3, 2023 – CPW TO PRESENT FINAL DRAFT WOLF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
March 28, 2023 – THE SOUTHERN UTE TRIBE ASKS THAT CPW RELEASES WOLVES ALONG I-70 CORRIDOR
March 15, 2023 – TWO DOGS DIE FROM WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY THIS WEEK
March 3, 2023 –COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION RELEASES WOLF REINTRODUCTION MEETING RECAP
Feb. 21, 2023 —WOLF 2101 RECAPTURED AND RECOLLARED IN JACKSON COUNTY
Feb. 21, 2023 —10J RULE MEETINGS WITH REGARDS TO WOLVES SCHEDULED FOR NW COLORADO BY US FISH AND WILDLIFE
Jan. 17, 2023 —STATE LEGISLATORS HEAR MORE ON WOLF REINTRODUCTION AT JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING
Dec. 13, 2022 —MORE WOLVES VISIT GITTLESON PROPERTY IN JACKSON COUNTY THIS WEEK
Dec. 12, 2022 —NORTH PARK RANCHERS MEET WITH CPW REGARDING WOLF REINTRODUCTION PLAN
Dec. 10, 2022 —CPW RELEASES DRAFT COLORADO WOLF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
Nov. 19, 2022 —ANOTHER WOLF ATTACK REPORTED IN JACKSON COUNTY
Oct. 9, 2022 —WOLVES ATTACK CALVES IN RIO BLANCO AND JACKSON COUNTIES
July 14, 2022 —CPW UPDATES THE WOLF PACK IN JACKSON COUNTY
June 20, 2022 ––WOLF MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED AT MEETING IN WALDEN
June 15, 2022 —WOLVES IN NORTH PARK ARE SUBJECT AT MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 20
May 30, 2022 —THE GITTLESON RANCH LOSES ANOTHER CALF TO WOLVES, THEY SAY
May 5, 2022 —AT LEAST TWO MORE CALVES KILLED BY WOLVES ON GITTLESON RANCH
May 10, 2022 ––THIRD CALF DIES ON JACKSON COUNTY RANCH; CPW DOES NECROPSY
April 11, 2022 —A NEW LITTER OF WOLF PUPS IS EXPECTED IN JACKSON COUNTY
March 17, 2022 —WOLVES ATTACK ANOTHER DOMESTIC COW IN JACKSON COUNTY
Feb. 10, 2022 – MONTANA STOCKGROWERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR COLORADO RANCHERS OVER THE WOLVES
Feb. 9, 2022 – WOLF MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED BY LOCAL RANCHERS AND OFFICIALS AT FORUM IN STEAMBOAT
Jan. 22, 2022 – WOLF MITIGATION OPTIONS
Jan. 19, 2022 – ANOTHER COW KILLED OVERNIGHT IN NORTH PARK BY WOLVES
Jan. 18, 2022 – TWO MORE COWS ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN JACKSON COUNTY TUESDAY
Jan. 12, 2022 – CPW ALLOWS WOLVES TO BE HAZED IN EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Jan. 10, 2022 – A WOLF PACK KILL IS REPORTED IN JACKSON COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND
June 9, 2021 – WOLF DEN WITH PUPS CONFIRMED IN NW COLORADO