LAKEWOOD, Colo. — More than two dozen organizations that represent agriculture and livestock producers in Colorado have filed a petition to delay future gray wolf reintroductions until depredations are addressed and mitigation tactics are fully implemented.
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association , based in Lakewood, announced the petition, which is addressed to the CPW (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) Commission, on Monday. In addition to that association, the other petitioners include Middle Park Stockgrowers Association, Colorado Farm Bureau , Club 20 , and Colorado Wool Growers Association . Local livestock and stockgrowers associations from across the state also joined the petition.
A full list of the petitioners, as well as the formal petition, is available here and below.
The petition asks the CPW Commission to adopt a rule that would “pause further wolf introductions until specific wolf-livestock conflict mitigation strategies are fully funded, developed, and implemented.” In the press release, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association said this will “ensure that CPW is equipped to manage wolf depredation and provide livestock producers with the necessary tools and resources before any wolves are put on the ground.”