US EditionCPW Director Jeff Davis Stepping Down From Position After 2.5 Years
Jeff Davis led Colorado Parks and Wildlife through a costly wolf reintroduction program that relocated 25 wolves, sparking opposition and livestock conflicts.
- On Nov. 26, Jeff Davis, CPW director, announced his departure and will join the DNR executive director's office as senior policy advisor for strategic priorities.
- The wolf reintroduction program dominated Jeff Davis's time at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, with his January decision to relocate and re-release the Copper Creek pack sparking criticism from Western Slope counties and livestock producers and ranchers.
- Program costs topped $3 million between July 2024 and May 2025, while CPW relocated 25 wolves since December 2023 and produced four packs with at least 10 pups.
- Major General Laura Clellan will serve as acting director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife starting Dec. 1, and officials said a formal search for a permanent director will begin soon.
- Less than two weeks ago, Washington denied CPW's request for up to 15 wolves, and the federal government last month restricted imports from Canada, leaving plans for up to 50 wolves uncertain.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife director steps down after tumultuous tenure marked by controversial wolf reintroduction program
Colorado’s top wildlife official has stepped down after more than two years in a role that was largely defined by the state’s controversial wolf reintroduction program. Jeff Davis has left his job as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, according to a Tuesday news release from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Davis was appointed to the role by Gov. Jared Polis in May 2023, and previously served for more than 20 years with Washin…
Jeff Davis, who led Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction efforts, steps down as agency director
The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who ushered in the state’s wolf reintroduction program amid widespread scrutiny over many of his decisions, is stepping down. Jeff Davis announced Tuesday he will move to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources executive director’s office as a senior policy advisor for strategic priorities. Replacing him as interim director is retired Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, formerly the executive director of …
Colorado Parks and Wildlife director steps down after tumultuous tenure marked by controversial wolf reintroduction program
Colorado’s top wildlife official has stepped down after more than two years in a role that was largely defined by the state’s controversial wolf reintroduction program. Jeff Davis has left his job as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, according to a Tuesday news release from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Davis was appointed to the role by Gov. Jared Polis in May 2023, and previously served for more than 20 years with Washin…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife director steps down after tumultuous tenure marked by controversial wolf reintroduction program
Colorado’s top wildlife official has stepped down after more than two years in a role that was largely defined by the state’s controversial wolf reintroduction program. Jeff Davis has left his job as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, according to a Tuesday news release from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Davis was appointed to the role by Gov. Jared Polis in May 2023, and previously served for more than 20 years with Washin…
Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mere days after being turned down by Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife for wolves, Jeff Davis, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife since May 2023, is out. An announcement from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Davis has
Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mere days after being turned down by Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife for wolves, Jeff Davis, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife since May 2023, is out. An announcement from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Davis has stepped down and is moving to a new role in the executive director’s office […]
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