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Colorado Parks and Wildlife reached an agreement to collect the wolves in Washington for release sometime next winter. But the tribe says Colorado didn't consult with them about wolf reintroduction or the consequences it could have for tribal ranchers.
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Wildlife officials reintroduced the first five wolves on public lands in Colorado this week after voters narrowly approved a statewide ballot initiative in 2020. Colorado Public Radio’s Sam Brasch shares what it was like to be on the ground when the wolves were released in Grand County on Monday, and what happens next.
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It was the first time a state — not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — had introduced an endangered species into wildlands in the U.S. It was the culmination of more than three years of work after Colorado voters in 2020 directed Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce wolves to the Western Slope by the end of 2023.
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The federal government is a central character in the story of the disappearance and return of wolves to Colorado.
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Gov. Jared Polis is leading the pack wanting to speed up the process, saying wolves “take care of themselves” and will be easier to release into the landscape than other animals Colorado has already brought back, including the Canada lynx and the black-footed ferret.