US EditionMarch brings big movements for Colorado’s collared gray wolves
- During the period of Feb. 25 to March 25, Colorado's collared gray wolves exhibited increased movement across the state, particularly in watersheds across Pitkin, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Routt, Jackson, Grand, Pitkin, Eagle, Clear Creek, Park, Gunnison, Chaffee, and Summit counties, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's latest watershed map.
- This expansive exploration occurred against the backdrop of ongoing efforts to manage the wolf reintroduction program, initiated after Colorado voters passed Proposition 114 in 2020, which mandated additional state funding.
- The increased movement coincided with wolf breeding season, with 27 collared wolves in Colorado, including 21 from British Columbia and Oregon, four Copper Creek Pack pups, and two that entered from Wyoming in 2021, while one wolf traveled into north-central Wyoming in March and was killed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services.
- State Senator Dylan Roberts noted the legislature is paying attention to how wolf reintroduction is going, as evidenced by a footnote in the proposed 2025 budget stipulating that $2.1 million appropriated to Parks and Wildlife for the wolf program should not be spent on future reintroductions unless preventative measures are implemented to assist livestock owners in preventing and resolving conflicts with wolves.
- While Parks and Wildlife has been working to implement preventative measures, including range riders and site assessments, agricultural and livestock groups, represented by Tim Ritschard of the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association, have expressed concerns that implementation is incomplete and that more time is needed to address issues such as carcass management and communication with local producers, potentially jeopardizing future funding if the footnote's items are not honored.
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Denver Post+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Map: Where Colorado’s wolves traveled in March as they expand territory. Will pups come soon?
Colorado wolves continue to roam the state's northwest corner and central mountains, the state's map shows, as wildlife officials watch for signs new pups might be born.
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‘Colorado is still not ready’: Budget request seeks to minimize wolf-wildlife conflict as livestock ranchers push for more support
Through a footnote in the proposed budget, state lawmakers are making it clear that they want Colorado Parks and Wildlife to focus energy on mitigating conflict between wolves and livestock before more wolves are released. In a March 21 memo, the state’s Joint Budget Committee issued a budget footnote for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, which oversees Parks and Wildlife. The footnote stipulates that the $2.1 million appropriated …
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