Gray Wolves in Colorado to receive special designation

DENVER, Colo. (KKCO) - Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper secured an updated wolf reintroduction policy from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The service honored Hickenlooper’s request for a special endangered species act designation for Gray Wolves in Colorado.

The update would allow landowners, agricultural producers, and state land managers more flexibility to protect livestock and pets.

Read more of our coverage on Gray Wolf reintroduction

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· Wolf reintroduction still divisive as hearings continue

· Rep. Boebert introduces legislation to delist the Gray Wolf

· Expected impacts of wolf reintroduction to Colorado

· Wolf reintroduction draft released, feedback requested

· Mesa County pushes for state control over wolf reintroduction

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