By Shannon Lukens.

 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife had a commission meeting last week in Denver. Agenda items included wolf updates, and they heard from ranchers and wolf advocates.

Video link: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting; Oct. 3, 2024

PETITION UPDATE

Colorado Cattlemen and Middle Park Stockgrowers submitted a petition to the commission that had 26 ag producers statewide represented, including in Moffat and Routt counties. The petition asks the commission to not reintroduce more wolves this year until certain criteria is met.

Here’s Tim Ritschard with Middle Park Stockgrowers.

“I just really hope the CPW commission takes up our petition so we can have a pause to figure out some of our stuff that’s going on before we have more wolves on the ground and we have the same issue again.”

Key Requests of the Petition:

• 1. Definition and Management of Chronic Depredation: The petition seeks the adoption of a clear definition of “chronic depredation,” along with mandated lethal take requirements for wolves that consistently prey on livestock.
• 2. Proactive Development of Non-lethal Measures: The petition asks for the proactive development, testing, and funding of non-lethal methods to prevent depredations, and to fully fund range riders that are dispatched in the areas potentially affected by wolf introductions. Range riders are individuals who patrol on horseback and in vehicles to intercept and scare away wolves threatening livestock and working dogs. The petition emphasizes the need for a streamlined process that allows producers to easily enroll in these prevention programs.
• 3. Vulnerability Site Assessments: The petitioners request that CPW conduct vulnerability site assessments on potentially impacted operations before any future wolf releases. These assessments will allow CPW to develop a clear understanding of each operation, while ensuring that producers are informed about the full range of non-lethal options available. This collaborative approach will enable CPW and producers to agree on what methods are suitable for each specific operation and which ones may not be effective, promoting tailored solutions for livestock protection.
• 4. Rapid Response Team: A trained rapid response team should be in place and deployed to areas where wolves are actively preying on livestock to mitigate damage before it escalates.
• 5. Local Collaboration: The petition emphasizes the need for transparent communication and consultation with local county officials, elected officials, communities, and livestock producers before any future wolf releases.

CPW Director Jeff Davis said the petition “is not unique to us.” They will review it and they are working to resolve it. He added, “They don’t know all of the details we are working on in the Ad Hoc Committee.”

Commission Chair Dallas May said the Commission has a procedure for the petition. It will be handled in the “most fair and respectable way that we can.”

The CPW attorney said they will discuss how to adopt formal rules, which comes from the Administrative Procedures Act, and that anyone can petition at any time to appeal or modify any rule. There are 11 voting members of the commission and they meet monthly to adopt or debate formal rules.

Sept. 30, 2024 — Colorado Ag Organizations petition CPW Commission before further wolf releases happen

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

Ritschard spoke to commissioners along with Doug Bruchez and Conway Farrell, who has lost at least 20 head of livestock in Grand County. Ritschard said, “We’ve seen what happened to the first. We’re afraid of more on the ground.”

Overall, there were 25 people signed up for public comment.

Doug Bruchez asked the commission to be proactive and not reactive. He said the Range Rider in Grand County is the first official Range Rider in over 80 years in Colorado. Heading into winter, they are under funded and unprepared moving forward, and the Range Riders will need more equipment to do their jobs. They also had no training in wolf behavior. “We are not prepared for wolves on the ground. Give us the time to take a proactive approach.”

Conway Farrell has had at least 20 wolf depredations at his property, of sheep and cattle. He was at the meeting and he told the commission, “The way this is being rushed again, we are not ready. We were playing catchup all year.” Ag Director Greenberg added, “Being reactionary was spot on.”

Farrell said the Range Riders need more information before “being tossed into the fire again,” and learning on the fly. He also said he reported a wolf kill(s) on Sept. 9 and CPW came out on Sept. 16, which was eight days later to do a site assessment. He said kills are cleaned up right away because of other predators, which makes it more difficult for CPW officers to verify a wolf kill.

 

Erin Karney also spoke on behalf of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, in support of the petition.

 

John Michael Williams with Colorado Wolf Tracker Facebook page asked the commissioners about the human toll on ranchers, hunters, and livestock producers. He said the USFW failed to do a health impact statement on those affected by wolf reintroduction. “The human well-being must also be considered.” He suggested a joint impact health assessment on rural residents and their families.

 

Many wolf advocates also spoke, saying non-lethals work. Allison Henderson is the Southern Rockies Director for Biological Diversity. She spoke of how the reintroduction, “produced five adorable, playful pups.” Delia Malone is a field ecologist from Redstone and with the Colorado chapter of the Sierra Club. Dallas Gudgell is wildlife and tribal policy director for the International Wildlife Coexistence Network. He said, “Success depends on non-lethal coexistence. Eliza Gorsche wants Wyoming to delist wolves to keep them safe. Rainer Gerbatsch was angry that the Copper Creek Pack was relocated, adding that wolves are not enemies, “We can learn from nature; we can learn from wolves.”

Several accused ranchers of luring wolves with carcass pits. Director Davis disagreed and said they are working with Colorado Dept. of Agriculture on this, and being proactive. He says on his second day on the job, he said Range Riders and Carcass Management needs to be in place. Chairman Dallas May agreed that ranchers need help with this and they have been talking about it for three years.  He says “There are places it is working and a framework we can follow.” Ag Director Greenberg also agreed that CDOT is involved.

 

Here are some more of what was presented at the meeting, which was held at Colorado Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Denver.

 

UPDATE FROM CPW DIRECTOR JEFF DAVIS

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis gave an update to the commission. CPW is deploying 20 officers to support the Carolinas and relief efforts after Hurricane Helene. He said staff was asked and more than twice that number volunteered. Davis said, “I’m proud of our staff and the officers who are willing to serve.”

Davis informed the Commission that the Colorado Wolf Team with CPW has earned the Ernest Thompson Seton Award from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. It is a national honor which comes from peers. This was brought up by several at the meeting.

From the AFWA on Sept. 25, 2024 — THE ERNEST THOMPSON SETON AWARD
The Colorado Wolf Team with Colorado Parks and Wildlife is this year’s recipient of the Ernest Thompson Seton Award, which honors the efforts of a state agency and team leader(s) to raise public awareness of scientific wildlife management.

The Colorado Wolf Team has been a leader on many fronts, including delivering are public expectation for restoring a sustainable population of wolves, and listening to understand ranchers, wolf advocates and the general public’s expectations. The Wolf Team has consistently demonstrated leadership and communication skills, innovation, dedication, and passion for their work that truly exemplifies their impact in wolf restoration and management.

Sept. 25, 2024 — AFWA Honors its 2024 Annual Awards Recipients

Davis reminded the commission that, “We serve the whole public.” He said five conflict specialists have been hired and they are getting up to full speed. They will be key to help in Rapid Response to support the ranching community.

This uncollared gray wolf is believed to be a fifth pup from the Copper Creek pack. He spoke of how trail cameras in Grand County discovered a fifth wolf pup from the Copper Creek Pack. They are trying to catch it.

He said they will be getting 15 more wolves from British Columbia adding that, “We have heard from ranchers, to get wolves with no history with livestock.”

He said the Wolf Report was released but is for the biological year of the wolf which was through March 31, 2023. The depredations from the released wolves began in April.

Davis spoke of black bears. As of last Thursday’s meeting, there have been 4,254 bear-related sightings and incidents in Colorado, compared to 3,100 at the same time last year. “Don’t leave your trash out overnight and bring in your bird feeders.” He said there is a Bear Working Group. They will have workshops on how to be more effective in altering human behavior between humans and bears.

 

UPDATE FROM CPW WOLF PROGRAM MANAGER ERIC ODELL

Eric Odell is the Wolf Program Manager for CPW. He started his report with, “The wolf effort has touched every side of the agency.”

He spoke about the Copper Creek Pack and how they successfully bred. The depredations started in early April. CPW had many conversations, with social and political pressures. They did not remove the male at that time in early spring so they could develop a plan. Trapping began Aug. 22. He said the den is “super remote and hard to get to, unlike the den in Jackson County.” They caught the female breeder on Aug. 25 and they had the male and four pups by Sept. 5.

Multiple trail cameras were set up in the area. They had a grainy photo of what looked like a pup on Sept. 16. Another photo confirmed the fifth pup on Sept. 20. It has not been caught and removed yet (as of Oct. 3). The male had a severe injury on its right rear leg, not from the trapping. USFW is doing a necropsy. The female and four pups are in a facility and being provided with food (road kill was mentioned). No people are around. They plan to release the wolves later this year.

Odell spoke of the agreement with British Columbia to capture and relocate 15 wolves, “Ideally, later in winter.” He says they will aim for the first couple of weeks in January for capture efforts. He said the wolves will be taken from the same area where they were gotten in the mid 90s to populate Yellowstone, adding, “There will be no overlap with livestock. We do not expect them to be conflict free but these animals will likely not have a depredation or livestock history.” He also said “They are in a culling operation to protect the caribou in that area, as the native ungulates are declining.”

Odell says no decision has been made as to where the wolves will be released, but it will be west of the Continental Divide and there will be a 60-mile buffer from neighboring states. Outreach to local communities has begun. He then added that he expects the release to be in early January, in the northern part of the state. He says when they are released, they will not feed them, “and the wolves should find the vulnerable, native prey.”

Odell added that wolves are highly mobile, they want a suitable wolf habitat to release them with low conflict risk, low livestock, and a high ungulate population.

He said, “We can’t continue down the road we have because, in my opinion, this isn’t sustainable. If we do the same thing we have done in the past, we are asking for exponential problems.”

Chairman May said the wolves are released as individuals in a difficult time in the middle of winter. “This has been a really tough situation. The wolves naturally graduated to the easiest of prey. Thirty percent of ten wolves (dying) is not acceptable.”

Director Davis responded that pairs of siblings were released and traveled together. “Losing three out of ten is not what we would want to see, but it is not unexpected.”

Odell said three wolves have died, one from the mountain lion, and necropsies are being done on the two others. Another wolf (the female breeder) is in captivity. Six are still in the wild with two in North Park, and the remaining wolf pup is still out there. He said the wolves with collars are being monitored. He said no wolves have crossed I-70, to the southern side of the interstate.

Odell said they appreciate reports of wolf sightings that come in. There is a Wolf Sighting Form on the CPW website.

 

WOLF AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE

There was much discussion on the Wolf Ad Hoc Group. Director Davis said the group is collaborative and creating solutions, plans, and actions moving forward. He added, “We appreciate them figuring out the landscape we are in and suggestions to move forward.” He said one goal of the group is to gain some clarity on what chronic depredation is. They talk with each other and not at each other and use their expertise on moving forward. The Ad Hoc group has had four meetings but they still have work to do. “They like each other and will continue to stay together and support each other.” They are also discussing Range Riders and site assessments, co-existence techniques and the ones that are most effective.

Three members of the Wolf Ad Hoc Group spoke at the meeting.

Paul Bruchez of Grand County and Eric Washburn of Steamboat Springs were online. Paul Bruchez said he is 5th generation in Grand County. “There remains a lot of concern out there.” He said he was amazed at 26 entities on the petition submitted to the commission. Eric Washburn says he is a big game hunter and advocate for reintroduction. “We are all learning practical applications to make reintroduction successful. CPW has handled it well. I expect Colorado to be a highly successful model for reintroduction in the future.”

Courtney Vail of Rico is the board chair of the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, and on the Ad Hoc Committee.  Vail said she was part of the Proposition 114 campaign to bring wolves back to Colorado, and she has been actively working to support western livelihoods, “including envisioning and spearheading the Born to be Wild license plate.” To date, she says it has raised nearly half a million dollars to be used for conflict reduction measures. Vail says the license plate will raise at least $600K by year’s end. She added, “I’m very much aware of the challenges CPW faces to balance the interest of all stakeholders, not just a few, under intense scrutiny.”

Vail thanked CPW for the balancing act that they work under on a daily basis. “We know that fear always makes the wolf bigger than he or she is. And fear also makes strangers of people who could be friends. CPW launched the Ad Hoc Working Group not necessarily to make friends, but to address fear, and provide a way to foster understanding and respect between perceived opponents, explore creative solutions, and see each other as human beings.”

Vail added, “I realize there is healthy skepticism around stakeholder engagement and public advisory groups, despite other states relying heavily on those with their wolf restoration and management efforts. While this Ad Hoc Working Group is not a consensus body, I think that many feel any stakeholder group is either rigged, or works to entrench already biased attitudes. Many wolf advocates are justifiably on the defensive, considering the centuries long persecution of wolves and ranchers and livestock producers feel that they must carry the burden of yet another predator. And CPW is in the middle of all of that.”

Director Davis said he wants to have conversations with the Ad Hoc Group about “how this played out. Success is that we avoid and have minimal impact to the livestock industry while reintroducing the wolf population.”

All three Ad Hoc members spoke about communications and getting information out to the public. Vail spoke of how “chaos ensues when information is not shared.” Bruchez stressed to have anything from the agency to stakeholders to have an open dialogue. Washburn spoke of the importance of getting information out to the ranching community with a clear communication channel for ranchers, and “making them understand how they can get help.”

 

UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE KATE GREENBERG

Kate Greenberg is the director of the Colorado Department of Agriculture. She spoke of the agriculture paid internships program that is available. Also, on January 1, a new law goes into effect that all eggs in Colorado must be from cage-free hens. The CDA is the regulatory body to enforce this new rule, which goes for eggs coming in from out-of-state as well. She said there will be regular inspections.

Greenberg spoke of the wolf reintroduction and the new partnership with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. She said the CDA is new to this so they are appreciative of help from CPW. They are hiring for two new positions within CDA to help with the wolf reintroduction, in the northwest and southwest part of the state.

She said they are continuing to host non-lethal workshops in counties that may be affected by the wolf reintroduction. A workshop is Oct. 22 in Moffat County and Oct. 23 in Routt County.

They have been traveling to other states to learn more about wolf reintroduction and how it works in those states. They are scaling up their Range Rider program before calving season. She mentioned the Rural Mental Health Initiative. CDA is hiring an Education and Outreach specialist around animal welfare.

The CDA has $20K grants available up to $300K total, to implement non-lethal deterrents for wolves. Potential applicants for CDA grant funding, or anyone with questions and grant inquiries, may contact Dustin Shiflett, CDA Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Program Manager, or call 720-902-1222 before applying. Application materials will be provided directly to potential qualifying applicants or are available on the CDA website at ag.colorado.gov/wolves.

 

UPDATE ON STAFF TRAINING ON WOLF LIVESTOCK CONFLICT IN OREGON AND IDAHO

Ethan Kohn is the Wildlife Damage specialist for the Northwest Region. He provided an update to the commission on Staff Training on Wolf Livestock Conflict in Oregon and Idaho. They brought 13 field staff for training, Aug. 17-31. He said, “Oregon and Idaho still have conflicts. The reality is that we cannot stop all wolf conflicts.” He said the key takeaways from the training was the importance of communication, relationships, and trust building. He added the importance of the ability to adapt to non-lethal options and utilize all the tools in the non-lethal toolbox. He said the group gained knowledge that will help them in the future.

Here are the graphics he presented.

       

Kohn said Drone Hazing uses voices, lights and music and can limit chronic depredations when used at night.

Night Penning and Open Range Sheep and Guardian Dogs were discussed. The fencing must be moved every one to three days.

 

They visited a wolf den and rendevous site in Idaho.

 

UPDATE ON WELCOME HOME WOLF FILM

Ryan Sedgeley told the Commission about “Welcome Home,” a Colorado Wolf Restoration Film. Sedgeley is the Southern Rockies Representative for the Endangered Species Coalition. He said, “It is an incredible wildlife restoration story that we are still creating.” He says they are entering the film in over 40 film festivals around the world. He also wrote an editorial calling for patience.

 

UPDATE ON WOLF DAMAGE CLAIM RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL

Also at the meeting, the commission heard a Wolf Damage Claim Recommended for Denial. Nick Haderlie was an attorney representing the Silver Spur Operating Company. They had a claim of a wolf kill that was denied in Jackson County. The commission heard the evidence and voted 5-4 in favor of approving the claim as wolf depredation. Chairman May said “It pains me to vote against CPW,” but he said he had to vote his conscience.

 

Steamboat Radio News Past Coverage of wolves in Colorado

• Sept. 26, 2024 — No producers show for first Non-Lethal Wolf Conflict Reduction Training Meeting 
• Sept. 23, 2024 — CPW confirms a cow and a calf killed by wolves in Grand County 
• Sept. 16, 2024 — The Wolf Conflict Reduction program is hiring two field specialists  
• 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