Cochise County supervisors review draft wolf resolution, schedule vote for Tuesday

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors reviewed a draft resolution on wolves during a work session on Thursday, July 17, in the Supervisor’s Hearing Room at Melody Lane and directed staff to place the item on the Tuesday agenda for a formal vote.

The draft adds the word “investigate,” proposes that the Cochise County Sheriff receive committee resources and training so deputies “would be able to have that authority,” and says the county would request a United States Fish and Wildlife Service field agent or another federal law-enforcement officer to be present in Willcox, Arizona, according to staff. The draft also includes a provision for the sheriff to submit an annual report to the clerk and supervisors describing findings.

Why it matters: the resolution seeks to clarify local law-enforcement roles and collaboration with federal wildlife authorities in incidents involving wolves and other ungulates and to create a reporting…