wolves
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Wolf killed would have kept preying on livestock, Colorado agency says
A gray wolf killed on June 12 in Routt County would have “likely continued” its pattern of chronic depredation had it not been removed, according to a report issued by Colorado’s wildlife agency. The uncollared wolf was responsible for killing at least 22 sheep over the past year, including two depredations in the days before…
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CPW has a weighty decision to make on a recent wolf kill | Rachel Gabel
Gov. Jared Polis made three new appointments to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission and reappointed both Richard Reading, at-large representative, and vice chair Gabriel Otero, sportspersons representative who resides west of the Continental Divide. Appointed as a production agriculture representative residing west of the Continental Divide, John LeCoq of Silverthorne, is, according to a release, a longtime landowner of 400 acres of grazed land that is…
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Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy region’s disease-depleted population | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
WYOMING Wolf hunt cut in half Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state’s wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of wolves available to licensed Wyoming hunters since the…
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Colorado on the hook for $1 million in costs to pay for wolves’ livestock kills
After paying more than $700,000 in March to ranchers for livestock lost to wolves, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is poised to approve two additional claims totaling $262,000 at its meeting this week. Those approvals would bring total payouts to about $970,000 with another $56,000 in claims rejected across the March and May meetings.…
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Colorado legislators consider $500 million in general fund cuts amid $1.5 billion deficit
The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee is working through a list Wednesday of about 150 suggestions to cut as much as $1.5 billion in general fund dollars out of next year’s budget. The largest on the list prepared by JBC staff is $198 million in cuts to the funding for the annual senior and disabled veterans…
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Latest death brings down wolves’ survival rate to 48% in Colorado
The female wolf of the mating pair for the King Mountain pack has died, bringing total fatalities to 13 out of the 25 animals reintroduced in Colorado. The wolf, identified as No. 2310, was among the 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon in December 2023. The male of the King Mountain pack mating pair…
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Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700,000 in 2025
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $706,000 in wolf depredation claims for 2025 during its March meeting last week, an amount that exceeds the state’s annual wolf compensation fund by more than double. The commission rejected another $53,611 in claims. But more are expected, based on comments from Colorado Parks and Wildlife…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘It’s right to suspend’ wolf program in Colorado
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for governor, told a newspaper this month that he favors suspending Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program. “I think it’s right to suspend it for now and to try to see whether there’s any way to get back to a place where we’re implementing the original plan with fidelity,” he…
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14th wolf dies in northwest Colorado
The 14th wolf to die in Colorado since their reintroduction about two years ago took place during a “collaring” operation in the northwestern region of the state last week. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the wolf, identified as #2305 — meaning it was one of the original 10 animals that came from Oregon — died…
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U.S. House votes along party lines to begin debate on delisting gray wolves
The U.S. House on Tuesday voted along party lines on a resolution that will start the process for approval of legislation to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. The resolution sets up the rules for debate for six bills, including H.R. 845, which requires the Interior secretary “to reissue regulations removing the gray…