"Colorado Wildlife Officials Gear Up for Wolf Reintroduction Amid Concerns of Potential Wyoming Killings"
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released a five-page brochure titled "Living with Wolves: How to Avoid Wildlife Conflicts" to prepare residents for the reintroduction of gray wolves in the state. Starting from December 8, the agency plans to bring wolves from Oregon to Colorado and release them in designated areas west of the Continental Divide. While some ranchers express concerns about potential conflicts with wolves, CPW aims to assist with the transition by hiring conflict minimization specialists and providing deterrent materials. The state has allocated funds for wolf depredation compensation and plans to use proceeds from a new license plate to fund nonlethal conflict reduction programs. The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is also engaging middle schoolers in a wolf-naming contest to raise awareness and promote sensitive management of the wolf population.