Here’s What Changed in Colorado’s Final Wolf Restoration Plan

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved the state’s final Wolf Restoration and Management Plan after being presented with a draft for reintroduction of the animals to Colorado’s Western Slope by December 2023.

The final plan will govern how gray wolves will be brought back, as well as how to mitigate the potential impact of their return to the state. Voters passed Proposition 114 in November 2020, directing CPW to reintroduce wolves by the end of this year.

Wolf advocates have warned that SB23-256, Management of Gray Wolves Reintroduction — which is still making its way through the legislature — could drastically delay wolf reintroduction. The CPW says it is ready to meet the December 2023 due date, but regardless of when wolves actually hit the ground, the…