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Feds initiate 15-day review of Colorado’s wolf management authority, following Trump executive order
The review will assess rancher compensation, compliance and possible changes to Colorado’s wolf program after 40 livestock attacks were confirmed this year.
As the U.S. Department of the Interior implements an executive order from President Donald Trump, it has started a 15-day review of Colorado’s agreements with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage gray wolves in the state. Trump’s Sept. 4 “Supporting America’s Ranchers” order directed the Interior Department to consider — and if necessary, take steps toward — delisting or downlisting gray wolves from the federal Endangered Species Act, a…