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Colorado Balances Livestock Safety and Wolf Conservation Efforts

2/4/2025

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is stepping up to protect livestock from reintroduced wolves by hiring range riders, sparking a heated debate over the gray wolf's endangered status. While ranchers worry about their animals' safety, conservationists advocate for ecological harmony. With plans to deploy over a dozen range riders by calving season, the agency seeks to bridge the gap between these conflicting interests.

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Story summary

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is stepping up to protect livestock from reintroduced wolves by hiring range riders, sparking a heated debate over the gray wolf's endangered status. While ranchers worry about their animals' safety, conservationists advocate for ecological harmony. With plans to deploy over a dozen range riders by calving season, the agency seeks to bridge the gap between these conflicting interests.