Garfield County Commissioners worried about wolf reintroduction timeline

December 24, 2020

By DAN WEST Dan.West@gjsentinel.com

Garfield County Commissioners voiced concern Monday over the potential to speed up wolf reintroduction in the state, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say they have not yet proposed a timeline.

Commissioner Mike Samson introduced the topic, which was to approve a guest column for publication in a local newspaper opposing reintroducing wolves on an accelerated timeline. Samson raised economic concerns for local ranchers and farmers with the reintroduction of wolves. The commission voted unanimously to approve the guest column.

“It appears that there are forces out there trying to hurry this up,” Samson said. “As the language in Proposition 114 requires CPW to take steps necessary to begin reintroduction of gray wolves by December 31, 2023. We are afraid that there are forces out there that are trying to get this done by this summer. We want to make sure our county objects to that.”

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