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Commissioners ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife to pause further wolf releases, seek tools for ranchers and landowners
Summary
After reports of recent wolf releases into western Colorado, the board voted to send a formal letter asking Colorado Parks and Wildlife to pause further releases on the West Slope and to adopt specific protections and tools for landowners and livestock producers.
Garfield County commissioners on Jan. 20 voted to send a formal letter to Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife leadership requesting an immediate pause on additional gray-wolf releases on the West Slope and calling for defined protections and management tools for livestock producers, landowners and communities.
The board’s letter follows reports that the state released wolves into areas near Pitkin and Eagle counties and after county staff reviewed maps and correspondence from CPW showing the animals’ introduction…
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