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Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Mere days after being turned down by Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife for wolves, Jeff Davis, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife since May 2023, is out. An announcement from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Davis has stepped down and is moving to a new role in the executive director’s office…
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Washington state leaders rip Colorado over ‘failing’ wolf reintroduction program
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Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously argued against it. The commission voted, 8-1, to send a letter to Colorado stating that it would not approve the request while Washington wolves remain listed as endangered. Should that…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife to get more wolves from Canada
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With no state in the American West willing to give Colorado access to wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has now gone international. The state agency announced Friday that the next set of wolves to be brought to Colorado will come from British Columbia. Meanwhile, an association of livestock growers asked wildlife officials to be more…
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With new wolf pup — or pups — Colorado wildlife director insists on non-lethal response to livestock killings
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The chief of Colorado Parks & Wildlife insisted that “non-lethal” means of managing wolves that kill livestock is crucial especially now that the two wolves brought to Colorado have a pup. “And we believe that there are more pups within the recently named pack,” Jeff Davis said in a round of letters in June with…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife rejects pleas from ranchers to kill wolves attacking livestock
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Tuesday told ranchers no “lethal” help is coming on the heels of wolves killing at least four yearlings in 72 hours last week. The state agency’s decision was backed by Gov. Jared Polis, who supports the wolf management program. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been hit with an onslaught of…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife rejects pleas from ranchers to kill wolves attacking livestock
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Tuesday told ranchers no “lethal” help is coming on the heels of wolves killing at least four yearlings in 72 hours last week. The state agency’s decision was backed by Gov. Jared Polis, who supports the wolf management program. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been hit with an onslaught of…
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As Colorado wildlife agency claims it is not to blame for wolf kills, ranchers threaten future partnerships
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Even as officials of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife insist the recent killing of a calf by wolf is not their fault, the relationship with ranchers has soured to the point private landowners have begun considering to restrict state access to their properties, potentially jeopardizing programs that rely on the latter’s help. Notably, private landowners…
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As Colorado wildlife agency claims it is not to blame for wolf kills, ranchers threaten future partnerships
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Even as officials of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife insist the recent killing of a calf by wolf is not their fault, the relationship with ranchers has soured to the point private landowners have begun considering to restrict state access to their properties, potentially jeopardizing programs that rely on the latter’s help. Notably, private landowners…
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As Colorado wildlife agency claims it is not to blame for wolf kills, ranchers threaten future partnerships
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Even as officials of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife insist the recent killing of a calf by wolf is not their fault, the relationship with ranchers has soured to the point private landowners have begun considering to restrict state access to their properties, potentially jeopardizing programs that rely on the latter’s help. Notably, private landowners…
