Colorado Parks and Wildlife rejects pleas from ranchers to kill wolves attacking livestock

April 24, 2024

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 letters from stockgrowers and other organizations from all over the Western Slope, requesting that the state lethally take out two wolves that ranchers believe are responsible for some of the seven deaths of cattle and calves in Grand and Jackson counties in April.

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