RMEF Warns of Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Ballot Initiative

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The current story with CPW is that “we dont have any wolves but every once in a while a wolf crosses the border from Wyoming, isn’t that neat?” Anyone in Steamboat will tell you that if you camp north of town in the Mt Zirkel Wilderness Area that you will hear wolves.

As for mountain lions, Minnesota (my home state) has continued to deny that they have any mountain lions yet they have been photographed on a regular basis there ever since the late 80s. Are they a protected species? In some states like California and the current push by some groups here I would say yes to a point. They may not be protected per say but if a state that does not have them determines that they are there then they still have to come up with all the regulations and management procedures that come with it. A state strapped for cash doesn’t want to hire additional staff that would be needed to do regular species counts and deal with the issue when they can deny they exist and if a farmer or anyone else has to kill one they can say well isnt that odd, it must have walked here from somewhere else.