At Trump’s Order, U.S. Department of Agriculture Asks Colorado to Review State Wolf Policies, Protection Status
The order gives Burgum 90 days to decide whether gray and Mexican gray wolves have recovered enough for federal protections to change.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking states to revise lethal-removal standards and delist gray and Mexican gray wolves following President Donald Trump's September 4 executive order titled 'Supporting America's Ranchers.'
- Trump's order gave Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to determine whether gray and Mexican gray wolf populations have recovered enough for delisting under the Endangered Species Act.
- An Inside Climate News investigation found wolves account for less than 1% of total cattle deaths, while Adrian Treves at the Carnivore Coexistence Lab reported lethal removal often fails to reduce livestock losses.
- State-Level laws complicate these federal efforts; Colorado's gray wolves retain protection under the state's Endangered Species Act, meaning lethal removal remains restricted despite the administration's push.
- Environmental advocates urge prioritizing non-lethal deterrents over lethal removal, arguing the administration's approach diverts from effective management while states navigate balancing wolf populations with rancher compensation.
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At Trump’s order, U.S. Department of Agriculture asks Colorado to review state wolf policies, protection status
Just over a month after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to look at delisting gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking the...
Following President Trump’s Executive Order, USDA Urges States to Review Wolf Management Policies and Strengthen Engagement with Ranchers
View as a webpage / Share (Washington, D.C., October 12, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation. This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425,…
Wild Horses and Wolves Protections are Reversed
By Litany Gaines On Sept. 4, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to consider delisting or downlisting gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A possible addition to the growing list of environmental rollbacks from the Trump administration. The Trump administration claims in the executive order that the […]
USDA Urges States to Review Wolf Management Policies, Strengthen Engagement
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 12, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation. This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425, titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” and builds on the […]
USDA Encourages States to Review Wolf Management Policies
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a statement recently encouraging state partners to reassess wolf management policies, as well as strengthening engagement with livestock producers to address wolf predation. This has been spurred after President Trump’s order to, quote, support America’s ranchers. Secretary Brooke Rollins said, “For too long, America’s ranchers have dealt with wolves threatening and killing their ...
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