grey wolf reintroduction

This week’s Farm News & Views looks at a House bill to delist gray wolves, farm labor shortages driving food prices, and the history of mistletoe.

As gray wolves spread across western Colorado, ranchers face new livestock losses and weigh whether range riders can really reduce conflict in rugged terrain.

Two gray wolves in Colorado died this spring—one from a lion attack, one from a coyote trap. CPW has suspended related permits. A third wolf death is under review.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners have decided not to lethally remove more wolves from the Copper Creek Pack. The decision came after a two-day meeting last week. They will revisit the issue in a special meeting in the coming weeks.

CPW Director Jeff Davis defends the agency's response to the Copper Creek wolf pack after criticism from ranchers over ongoing livestock losses.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has deployed 11 range riders to monitor livestock and deter wolf attacks in Western Colorado, keeping their identities private due to safety concerns.

This week's Regional Roundup covers wolf activity in Wyoming and Colorado, Stand Up for Science events, Ramadan's significance, and support for domestic abuse survivors.

Colorado Parks and WIldlife published the most recent collared gray wolf activity map last week.

November’s Farm Journal survey shows optimism for U.S. agriculture, with rising corn exports and anticipated beef herd growth by 2026. Wolf reintroduction and high deer populations continue to concern Colorado ranchers, as wildlife can impact both land and livestock.

The controversy over the gray wolf appears to be far from over in the West and in western Colorado, solar energy companies are paying farmers to lease their ground for solar energy production, and some insight into the use of water from the Colorado River for irrigating alfalfa.