US EditionA coalition of northwest Colorado counties and agriculture groups want to stop the effort to put wolves back on the 2026 ballot
- A coalition of northwest Colorado county commissioners and agriculture groups has requested that Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy reconsider a wolf ballot initiative for 2026, citing a lack of stakeholder input in their March 17 letter.
- The proposed ballot measure aims to amend Proposition 114, which authorized gray wolf reintroduction with compensation for livestock losses, but the coalition claims it could conflict with ongoing stakeholder efforts.
- The coalition includes county commissioners from Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio Blanco counties, along with several agriculture associations, advocating for a pause on new wolf introductions until appropriate management resources are established.
- Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy filed a draft petition to repeal Proposition 114, which mandated state funding for livestock loss compensation, while aiming to protect ranchers' interests in any wolf reintroduction discussions.
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Aspen Times
A coalition of northwest Colorado counties and agriculture groups want to stop the effort to put wolves back on the 2026 ballot
A grassroots coalition of northwest Colorado county commissioners and agriculture groups is asking the citizen initiative, Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy, to reconsider its effort to put wolves back on the ballot in 2026. Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy is looking to ask voters to make changes to the state law that initiated gray wolf reintroduction with the narrow approval of Proposition 114 in 2020. In a March 17 letter, t…
Duluth News Tribune
Northland gray wolf's future as a threatened species in question
Gray wolves protected stay on the Endangered Species Act of 1973 may be coming to a permanent end. A forced Minnesota hunting season could follow. The ESA aimed to protect the apex predator from hunters, crafting a safe environment to allow its recovery after being hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states. Gray wolves' status on the ESA has been strenuously challenged in recent years with 2025 as no exception. Certain federal legislation…
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