"Colorado Middle Schoolers Empower Community by Voting on Gray Wolf Names"
Middle school students in Colorado will have the opportunity to vote on the names for the first gray wolves to be reintroduced into the state. The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center has organized a naming contest, allowing students in grades five through eight to choose their favorite name from a list of 14. The winning name will be assigned to the first wolf released, with subsequent wolves named in order of the next highest vote tally. The reintroduction of gray wolves is part of a voter-approved bill and is set to take place by late 2023.