Posted on 12/30/2023 1:41:13 AM PST by Libloather
Ranchers say they will 'shoot on sight' if endangered wolves from Colorado cross state lines into Wyoming.
Last week Colorado Parks and Wildlife released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County as a part of the state's voter-mandated reintroduction plan.
The predators consisted of two juvenile females, two males and one adult male and are classed as endangered - but the animals lose their 'protected' status as soon as they end up in the state of Wyoming where they are classed as predators.
There is every likelihood the wolves may end up in Wyoming given that the canines can travel up to 140 miles from where they were freed, according to the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan.
It would be mean Colorado's effort would be thwarted by the ranchers of Wyoming.
'If any of those wolves cross over into Wyoming, they're no longer protected. They're classified as predators and they can be removed,' Jim Magagna, a sheep rancher and executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, told Cowboy State Daily.
'I'm not convinced that there is any wolf or any pack of wolves that isn't capable of becoming acclimated to killing livestock,' he said.
The CPW released the first wolf pack a minimum of 60 miles away from the state border of Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and the sovereign tribal lands in southwestern Colorado.
The 60-miles is a supposed to be buffer zone that aims to prevent wolves crossing over into Wyoming, but the species is known to roam.
Magagna believes that if any livestock are killed, the ranchers will be wondering: 'Is that a Wyoming wolf or a Colorado wolf that killed my livestock?'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Wyoming is not in southwest Colorado.
There is a good reason that the wolf population in settled country has been wiped out. There is a reason wolves have a bad reputation. They are ruthless survivors at any price. To think otherwise is just plain stupid.
If there’s a tracker, the tracker might also monitor heartbeat. At which point they would know where the heart stopped, and that somebody moved the body.
"The CPW released the first wolf pack a minimum of 60 miles away from the state border of Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and the sovereign tribal lands in southwestern Colorado."
Shoot the wolves for killing sheep or the sheep and cattle they will kill then the author of the article for being stupid.
We have learned many lessons over the decades. Some lessons have not been learned. Some things SHOULD be shot on sight. That lesson should be learned and remembered.
Problem is that they probably have tracking chips implanted now, but a metal,detector should find it easily enough. Remove the chip and feed to a migrating bird lol
No need to catch them. Just bait them toward a population center and wait for them to eat a little Fifi or Mr Whiskers. Karen will be all over her HOA members to do something about it.
EC
The reason why wolves are so hated by ranchers is because their favorite food is VEAL, gotten by tearing unborn babies out of pregnant females…..perhaps that is why liberals feel such a kinship to the wolf as abortionist. The female dies a terrible , bloody death after having her baby ripped from her womb by a pack of wolves.
“Yeah, the democrat filth in Ft. Collins, Boulder and Denver thought it a sterling idea to sic these beasts on the rest of the state.”
Californians sitting in their condos. They want to release Grizzley bears too.
“Release them in downtown Denver. Let them get high from feasting on drug users.”
Animal cruelty is against the law in Colorado.
“Release them in downtown Denver. Let them get high from feasting on drug users.”
First, let us donate sheepskin jackets to ALL the drug abusers .. . to keep them warm during Colorado’s harsh winter .. .
Democrat war on human existence. No peaceful coexistence please.
Fire away!
There’s a reason most
top predators were reduced
in the lower 48.
Jumping out of bed in
your PJ’s and sporting
a 44-40 is so 1800’s./s
“Somebody at least needs a geography lesson as the following combination is not possible:
“The CPW released the first wolf pack a minimum of 60 miles away from the state border of Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and the sovereign tribal lands in southwestern Colorado.””
Why is that not possible?
Build a wall?
“Four Corners” is the southwest corner of Colorado. Wyoming is the northern border across the entire state. Evidence of geographical journalism excellence.
Hmmm, border protection is a funny thing...
Kill all cute apex predators in the entire world, even in Africa, right?
Right, so why not lions and leopards in Africa? Why not “wipen ‘em all out”?
This......
YES....
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