Colorado Wolf Removal Sparks Debate | Denver News

A Colorado wolf, responsible for 22 sheep kills in a year and narrowly escaping capture, was finally removed after ranchers exhausted all nonlethal options. Officials, backed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Governor Jared Polis, deemed lethal action necessary to protect livestock — a decision made amid rising costs, with wolf program expenses already five times over budget and projected to exceed $10 million in six years. Complicating matters, federal restrictions now limit wolf imports to a six-state region, where five states refuse to contribute, and even Oregon sent wolves with a history of livestock kills — raising questions about the future of Colorado’s wolf recovery program. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/418df19483c72b7b