Colorado Parks and Wildlife updates rules to allow ranchers to kill wolves that are attacking ‘working dogs’

From The Aspen Times:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has updated its rules to allow ranchers to kill wolves that are actively attacking “working dogs.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late last year finalized a document, known as the 10(j) rule, that outlined when wolves could be killed in Colorado and paved the way for the species to be re-introduced in the state.

Months after the release of 10 wolves in the state, the CPW Commission voted unanimously on Friday to update state regulations to reflect the 10(j) rule’s language regarding “working dogs.”

 

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