GRAND JUNCTION | Colorado wildlife officials are considering reaffirming their opposition to reintroducing wolves to the state.
The Grand Junction Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/1YpoCzx) that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Friday considered a draft resolution that would reaffirm the commission’s 1980s positions against reintroduction. It argues that reintroduction could have a harmful impact on livestock, wildlife and human welfare.
The group hasn’t taken any action yet. It wants to make the resolution is consistent with recommendations made by a Wolf Working Group and adopted by the commission in 2005, including allowing wolves to migrate into the state.
The commission was prompted to revisit the issue when the governors of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico sent a letter to federal officials on Nov. 13 opposing federal recovery plans for the Mexican wolf.
I like wolves and would love to see them in the wild here in Colorado. It would also be great to have a hunting season once their numbers are sufficient. Having said that with the population density of Colorado if we do let their numbers grow there will be conflict and lots of it. Mostly to livestock, but also to pets, and rarely — adults and children. The days of just letting your kids wander and explore the area around camp will be gone.