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Cat Urbigkit’s latest opinion piece takes exception to Western Watersheds Project’s comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, concerning the terms and conditions of the coming legally-mandated wolf reintroduction in Colorado.![]()
In our letter, we highlight the virulent opposition to wolf reintroduction by certain agriculture and hunting groups, the rise of anti-wolf hate speech and associated threats of illegal killings, and also Urbigkit’s recent trip to northern Colorado, during which (by her own admission) she advocated for lethal control of wolves with the local rancher association.![]()
One of the central points of our comments was that the undercurrent of hate and bloodlust directed at wolves, exhibited by certain elements of the livestock industry and hunting community, means that wolves should retain their ‘endangered species’ status through the reintroduction process so miscreants can be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (and illegal behavior can be deterred by stiff penalties).![]()
A rancher’s livestock, by law, belong to them, and they are legally free to send them to slaughter. The public’s wolves do not.
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Wolf center aims to educate public and break down ‘big bad wolf’ stereotype![]()
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With the recent release of the endangered red wolf for the first time in Colorado history, the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is working to educate the public about wolf behavior and break down the 'big bad wolf' stereotype.![]()
"Having red wolves here is just going to spark that knowledge of these animals," Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center Assistant Director Erika Moore said. Red wolves are native to the United States and they don't live anywhere else in the world. So they are the American red wolf."![]()
The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide is working to educate the public and clear up common fears and misconceptions held about wolves through education.![]()
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“With wolves being reintroduced. What we see happening is that some of our overpopulated species come back down to a more sustainable level," Moore said. "Which will allow the ecosystem to regrow back to a healthy state”![]()
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Wolf advocates hope one day with education both people and wolves can coexist peacefully throughout North America, as they once were.![]()
"Like with anything that you're scared of, knowing more about it helps take away that fear," Moore said. "Understanding what is going on but also knowing there are ways to prevent that from happening proven successful.”![]()
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