The Grand County sheriff joined ranchers and stock growers of Grand, Jackson and Larimer counties in calling on Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife to remove wolves behind recent cattle killings.
The groups are concerned that the 10 new wolves reintroduced under a voter-approved mandate are a threat to their livelihoods after a string of five Grand County depredations...
...The stock growers are pointing to various information included in the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan that says wolves with a history of chronic depredation should not be translocated and also should not be sourced from areas with chronic depredations.
...Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin also wrote to the state asking for relief.
“It is my duty as the County Sheriff to prioritize Public Safety and to address a safety lapse when I feel that we are falling short,” he wrote. “In this case, we have a clear Public Safety concern, coupled with increased concerns over private property rights and it is our obligation as leaders to do the right thing, even when the right thing isn’t always the easiest solution.”
Schroetlin requested that CPW or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “lethally remove” the two wolves allegedly killing the five calves in Grand County...more
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