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Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforces the 10(j) rule restricting wolf sources to northern Rocky Mountain states, impacting Colorado's plan to import wolves from British Columbia.
- This month, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik sent a letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis directing wolves to come from Northern Rockies states, not Canada or Alaska.
- At issue is how the 2023 experimental-population rule is being interpreted, as a federal notice described the Northern Rockies as a "preferred" source, not a required one.
- Colorado has an agreement with British Columbia to relocate wolves, recent releases have come from British Columbia, and about 30 wolves now roam western Colorado.
- That stance could leave Colorado in a bind this winter as most Northern Rockies states, including Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, have declined to supply animals, while Colorado officials are evaluating all options with the Interior Department.
- The program has been unpopular in rural Colorado communities, where some wolves attacked livestock, and Republican Colorado U.S. Representatives condemned CPW for importing "foreign wolves", urging Interior intervention.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service: Colorado cannot source gray wolves from Canada
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife received a letter this month from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, informing the state agency that it could not source gray wolves for reintroduction to Colorado outside of the Rocky Mountain region. In 2023, the state sourced gray wolves from Oregon that were released into the state. But in January, CPW released 15 Canadian gray wolves into the state, sourced from British Columbia. Colorado’s …
·Denver, United States
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Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from US Rockies states, not Canada
The Trump administration is telling the state of Colorado it can no longer import wolves from Canada. That's according to a recent letter to Colorado wildlife officials from Brian Nesvik, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
·Albuquerque, United States
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