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By Nathan Lyle | Published August 31, 2022 | Full size is 1024 × 299 pixels
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The Northwestern Gray Wolf - Canis lupus occidentalis - is the tallest gray wolf subspecies, standing between 30 and 36 inches at the shoulder.
Opinion: The gray wolf is not a trophy to be hunted![]()
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Colorado is poised to reclaim some of its lost wilderness characteristics thanks to the passage of Proposition 114 in November of 2020, which mandates the restoration of gray wolves to the state by the end of 2023. The planning process is underway, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is likely to release 40-60 wolves over a 2–3-year period starting in late 2023. ![]()
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife management plan, by law, must be based on “best available” scientific research of wolf co-existence in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes states. Experience in the Northern Rockies over the past 27 years clearly proves that wolves pose a minuscule threat to human safety, and will not threaten the economic viability of Colorado’s livestock or hunting industries. Further, Proposition 114 requires that livestock producers be compensated for losses to wolves, helping to ensure the health of our agricultural industry.![]()
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Biologists are continuing to learn more about how ecosystems function, and they now recognize that predators are essential for maintaining the health, integrity and natural balance of those systems. We know that the return of the gray wolf will help restore Colorado’s natural ecological balance, including reducing the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in elk and deer, and making wildlife populations more resilient to the effects of climate change. ![]()
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First, the gray wolf is currently fully protected by the Endangered Species Act as an ‘endangered species’ and thus cannot be killed or even harassed. Moreover, Colorado voters made the prohibition of a recreational killing season very clear in passing Proposition 114, which designates the gray wolf as a “non-game” species. Preventing random killing of wolves will help ensure they can fulfill their ecological role, restoring natural balance to Colorado’s ecosystems.![]()
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