Colorado agency denies livestock associations’ claims that Canadian wolves released in mountains violated Endangered Species Act

Colorado agency denies livestock associations’ claims that Canadian wolves released in mountains violated Endangered Species Act

Livestock associations are questioning whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife violated the federal Endangered Species Act when it imported 15 gray wolves from Canada last year. The livestock associations signed two letters on Monday requesting records from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service related to whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife had the approvals it needed to import the wolves. “Recent statements from CPW indicate that ‘all necessary proced…