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Don’t let the Trump administration undermine Colorado’s wolf recovery effort

What's At Stake

Gray wolves are native to Colorado, where they once roamed freely. But, decades of trapping, shooting, and poisoning eradicated gray wolves in the state. That is until Colorado voters passed a resolution in 2020 requiring the state to reintroduce gray wolves to their historical range by the end of 2023. 

Since then, Colorado’s nascent gray wolf population has seen the birth of new pups in the wild – some of the first wolf pups born in Colorado in several decades. But just as wolves are starting to regain a foothold in the state, the Trump administration is trying to obstruct efforts that would bring this endangered species back from the brink of extinction.  

The Fish and Wildlife Services is asking the public to submit comments about Colorado’s wolf recovery program. We need you to show this administration that the public supports the recovery of wolves in Colorado. 

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As an apex predator and keystone species, gray wolves play a crucial role in regulating ecosystem health and keeping places wild. But anti-wolf groups and the livestock industry claim the reintroduction is impacting ranchers’ bottom line – even though the state compensates them for any livestock losses and provides nonlethal deterrence tools.  

A bi-partisan poll recently found that a majority of Coloradans support the wolf recovery program. But the Trump administration is hoping that anti-wolf voices will be louder in airing their grievances. That’s why we need supporters like you to speak up in support of wolves.  

Protecting imperiled species continues to be popular amongst the public. In fact, when Congress recently tried to pass a bill gutting the Endangered Species Act, the public overwhelming wrote to their members of Congress. This forced the bill to be pulled due to a lack of votes needed to pass it – leaving this crucial law safe from Congressional attack for now. 

Earthjustice has been battling for decades to give wolves a fighting chance, and we urgently need your support. Your voice matters when telling decisionmakers that we need strong protections for endangered species.  We won’t let the administration sacrifice the wildlife we love and the ecosystems that sustain them. 

A wolf sprints across a field on Colorado's Western Slope during reintroduction release by state wildlife agents in December, 2023.
A wolf sprints across a field on Colorado's Western Slope during reintroduction release by state wildlife agents in December, 2023. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

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