There was more than one divisive decision on the ballot in Colorado on Tuesday, and this one also went to the wire, almost requiring a recount. Proposition 114, the forced introduction of wolves to Colorado, was passed by voters.
Supporters claim the gray wolf’s reintroduction, which was hunted out of Colorado in the 1940s, will rebalance the natural ecosystem and help control deer and elk populations.
The main opponents to their reintroduction are farmers and ranchers, who fear the wolves will prey on their cattle, and hunters, who claim the wolves will target their elk.
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Wolves were ubiquitous throughout North America until they were hunted, poisoned, and/or trapped almost to extinction in the early 20th century. They were placed on the endangered species list in the 1970s, and in the mid-1990s, were successfully re-introduced to Yellowstone National Park and Idaho. From there, they have spread organically across the west, and the hope was that they would make their own way into Colorado. However, although there have been sightings in Colorado, they have not populated as well as supporters would have liked, hence the proposed forced reintroduction. The Trump administration recently removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
The vote is unique because it is the first time a state’s citizens have voted on the reintroduction of an animal, the decision usually being left to biologists and wildlife experts. In this case, the biologists had previously declined to reintroduce wolves to Colorado.
That’s what theyll be are stories. Look at the facts. Wolf attacks are less likely than getting struck by lightning.
Also , the woods should be dangerous
Things should go “bump” in the night
If you are scared stay home. Trails are too crowded now anyways
Eventually you will see a lot more stories of hikers and dogs start getting hunted by wolfpacks.
Wolves ARE native to Colorado.
How many Republican/ranchers have a native sticker on their truck/car and also claim scottish , Irish, English or whatever caucasian ancestry?
Wolves ARE native to Colorado.
Ranchers, monopolizing unlimited natural resources for dirt cheap to turn a lazy profit: “Denver folks dont know what it’s like out here makin’ an honest livin!”
Ranchers are not lazy. Nice way to demonize a huge population of people.