Soleil Gaylord: CPW Commission needs balance
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Soleil Gaylord: CPW Commission needs balance
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Under Colorado law, one of the 11 voting members on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission must be a member of a nonprofit organization that promotes the “conservation and enhancement of Colorado’s wildlife and habitat.”
Jay Tutchton, manager of a native wildlife preserve and an environmental lawyer of 30 years, is just the candidate for that seat. Yet his confirmation looks poised for defeat before the Colorado Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. (Tutchton was named to the panel last year and is currently seated, but still must face confirmation.)
Soleil Gaylord: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission needs balance
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CPW sticks to three-year timeline, for now
RBC | The 11-member Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission hosted two days of virtual meetings Jan. 13 and 14, with approximately eight of 18 total hours allocated to discussing an adaptive management plan for wolf reintroduction.
The passage of Proposition 114 last November, also known as the Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative, paved the way for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to bring wolves to the state. Colorado’s urban counties drove the measure through by 56,986 votes, 1.82% of the total votes cast.
In Rio Blanco County, 87.82% voters were against the measure.
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After passage, CPW honed in on a three-year plan to meet a Dec. 31, 2023, due date to begin reintroduction. This deadline was laid out in the legislation.