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A male grey wolf walks through a snowy field in Wyoming. Wyoming has an estimated 311 grey wolves living in the state following their reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s.
As Colorado embarks on an effort to reintroduce gray wolves, two competing packs are starting to form.
One wants to run, and the other wants to walk.
Gov. Jared Polis is leading the pack wanting to speed up the process, saying wolves “take care of themselves” and will be easier to release into the landscape than other animals Colorado has already brought back, including the Canada lynx and the black-footed ferret.
Garfield County Commissioners voiced concern Monday over the potential to speed up wolf reintroduction in the state, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say they have not yet proposed a