Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has recommended denying a petition filed by ranchers to pause the next gray wolf reintroduction until seven demands are met , the agency announced Saturday morning , adding that all seven items have already been addressed.
A notification about this recommendation was distributed to both CPW Commission members and the petitioners in the form of a formal letter from the director of CPW. CPW worked with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to respond to the petition.
The CPW Commission will meet on Jan. 8, where it will discuss this recommendation and those seven items, among other topics.
The petition was filed in September .
The second cycle of wolf reintroductions is set to unfold in the next few months. CPW said it plans to capture up to 15 wolves from British Columbia and release them in Colorado sometime between January and March 2025.
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“Rulemaking in this case is unnecessary because the seven conditions included have already been addressed,” CPW said Saturday morning.