Wolves

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily suspended killing gray wolves that prey on livestock. The decision affects the state's contested wolf reintroduction program, which has drawn conflict between ranchers losing animals and conservationists backing the reintroduction effort. The pause is expected to intensify debate over how Colorado manages problem wolves and compensates ranchers.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has suspended its wolf depredation policy, citing concerns about the state's wolf population. The policy had allowed action against wolves involved in killing livestock. The suspension means fewer interventions against problem wolves as officials weigh the risks to the species, a move likely to draw reaction from ranchers and conservation groups alike.

Colorado wildlife officials say they will scale back the practice of killing wolves involved in livestock attacks, citing rising concerns about the survival of the state's reintroduced wolf population. The shift marks a notable change in how the state balances predator management with ranchers' losses, and it is likely to draw reaction from both conservation groups and the livestock industry.