Gray wolves return to Colorado. Will they be accepted?
A new era dawned in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains on Monday with the release of five gray wolves.
The reintroduction of the wild canines to Colorado fulfills a voter-passed plan to begin restoring the endangered species here by the end of 2023. The first batch of furry predators, flown in from Oregon, bounded out of crates in Grand County, Colorado, across an undisclosed meadow.
Wolves are contentious in the western United States, with disagreement about the threats they may pose versus their ecological benefit. A judge last week denied a from the Colorado cattle industry seeking to block the release.
