OPINION | Wolf initiative will come back to bite us

January 4, 2021

Bonnie Petersen, Colorado Politics

Once again, out-of-state special interests have managed to fund a ballot initiative to manage wildlife in a fashion that is neither scientific nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado. The ballot measure regarding spring bear hunting has been disastrous for the bears, as well as those wildlife experts that manage the bears, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Now, we are going to do it all over again with wolves.

It causes grave concerns when we hear wildlife commission members advocating for a plan to introduce new wolves in Colorado circumventing the public process. Those conversations have led us to a point where we are submitting a CORA request to determine if, indeed, CPW and the Governor’s office are working to accelerate the development of a plan and limit public input.

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