Reintroducing Wolves to Colorado - It's a Bad Idea

The wolves were here first.

Grey wolves lived across the continent, a single pack per state isn't enough. Yes I am a hunter and yes I care about wildlife, all of it. I don't just want to farm wildlife to hunt I want the ecosystem stabilized predators and all. This feels like a classic example of a predator not wanting to share game and territory with competition, game hunters like us need to allow predators to exist and for them to do their ecological jobs of stabilizing the biosphere. Letting herds overgrow and then saying it's population control isn't a good thing. It's just greedy, and tbh wolves don't just over populate like coyotes do. A wolf pack needs a good chunk of land to survive, and I'm fine sharing game that we raise with wolves.

Because New Yorkers can out vote Iowans, should they tell them how to grow corn?

I wonder how many Coloradoans who hike would want any form of large apex predator cat, if they hunted in packs?, No to Wolves

I vote NO to wolves for wolves in Colorado!!!!

This angers me to no end!!! Wisconsin did this at the same time as reintroducing elk! Hardly have any elk but lots of wolves! Other states that reintroduced elk at the same time are thriving! DNR sucks and can f%#@ right off!!!!

When your border collies and livestock guardian dogs are killed and eaten it is heartbreaking. They are not just expensive, it takes time to train and work with and they are family.

Young lambs and calves may not be tagged yet and registered in the flock or herd registry. A carcass of an adult may not be found. Did that fat steer wander off and fall through the ice of a stream and drown? If a killed carcass is found will is be declared unreimbursable as it may look like a coyote in heat and a bunch of horny dogs which made the kill?

I hope night thermal Scopes comes down in price soon. Problems in Yellowstone occurred as Congress eliminated native Americans hunting rights when they created the reserve.

Guess what..... wolves don't care. They came all on theyr own 🐺

The true reason for wolf introduction is to eliminate hunters and hunting.
They say the wolves will take the place of the hunter in managing game populations , the problem is that the wolves will kill ALL the game species and eventually themselves.
It's equivalent to the SAME federal government killing all the Buffalo to eliminate the native tribes that depended on them to survive years ago.

Wolves are more detrimental to society than the ecosystem. They will become brazen, large and will attack more than livestock. They will enter towns and cities and start attacking people. Just watch

Environmentalists seem to think it's more humane for wolves to attack and eat deer alive than it would be too have human hunters kill them.

At least reintroducing them won't damage the ecosystem, though.

Which "legislative report" is mentioned in this video? Where is the source for the "theory that is being pushed on the public" that claims it is an absolute fact that wolves will stop the spread of CWD in every area? And where is the source for the CPW commission resolution stating they oppose the intentional release of any wolves into Colorado? And what is your source for stating that CPW and its Employees are "legislatively mandated to not comment on the ballot initiative?" Can we have sources? This is certainly polished and well edited presentation, and it certainly gives the untrained eye an impression of being well researched thanks to the smooth veneer of professionalism imparted by the editing. However, with no sources listed for the original material used to gather the information presented, it's hard to take seriously. A bunch of numbers with no sources is meaningless, and also implies the presenter discovered information while they researched that did not support their claims, which was left out of the presentation since it not only does not support but has the potential to counter their argument. If you truly believe everything presented here, and you believe you have a strong body of evidence amassed to support your claims, please provide your sources, so that context can be had for those curious about the points you brought up here.

So, restoring the balance of nature is a bad idea?

”Stress caused weight loss in their animals!”

How is it a bad idea when they were living here peacefully before us😂

TIME TO GET RID OF THE RANCHERS SO OUR STATES CAN GO BACK TO HOW THEY WERE

BRING THE WOLVES.. WHO CARES ABOUT A FEW RANCHERS.. THE ELK POPULATION WILL BE FINE

It's crazy how literally all but about 10 counties voted this down. Bur it's still making it thru.
Pure proof of ballot box biology from perty pictures with no care Fer the actual people or animals on the land.

A major problem with the herds is the sales of licenses.
Gotta get that fixed before bringing in a predator with an appetite Fer playful killings.

Wolves were here before. Who killed them off? The reason why ranches are not for it is bc they don’t know how to deal with wolves.

This video is terrible. BRING BACK THE WOLVES TO COLORADO. We want them!!

Jest sell more marijuana to pay for it.

Is is people from cities deciding on the entirety of anyone with livestock outside of cities

Somebody's gotta keep those elk numbers down, and it's better be those who ate them for millions of years

There will NEVER be a shortage of elk.

Elk, just like deer are NOT sacred animals... So tired of hearing that excuse as to why we cant have wolves somewhere where they use to roam naturally until we showed up and wiped them out. Wolves gotta eat too, and i dont care if theyre eating your deer or elk.

People and their pets and businesses have more rights than a species that's been endangered and after almost a lifetime they recently are taken off the endangered species list. These animals would be allowing the earth to continue without the harm we bring to the entire planet. They deserve their land back. Their populations back. Farmers will need help in protecting livestock it appears it's the issue. Smh....why cant they do that? Help them adjust? It's not a bad idea it's just an incomplete one.

I thought that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was a conservation organization based in ecological science. Seems that I was wrong.

You need Wolves to have a balance of predator and prey. Without Wolves, too many deer are running around.

I want to leave Colorado now wolves and covid I'm done

wolves kill people.....it will not be safe in the rocky mountains for pets and people

this is insane....wolves in colorado is a very bad idea

$800,000 to put some doggies that can kill you in the state, nah. Can spend on something else

The wolves will balance the ecosystem, not decimate it as everyone else says. We are returning it to what it used to be, and it used to work.

I’ll probably vote no. Hadn’t considered some of these points. I’m also a hunter so it’s in my self interest to oppose.

Some of the points this video raises would occur regardless of whether wolf recolonization received any human assistance or not. All the wolves in WA state for example migrated there on their own, state expenditures to manage wildlife populations and their interactions with people occur regardless of how they got there or what the species is. Reason #8 says wolves would spread to areas where elk are. That will also happen under natural dispersal. Wildlife goes where the good habitat is. #9 Implies wolf populations just grow uncontrollably, wolves are the most dangerous threat to other wolves. They commonly kill-each other. They can only survive where the prey base will support them, if the prey base fails so do they. It's natural and normal for populations of both wolves and their prey to go through periods of contraction and expansion over time. If this poses a problem to long term ungulate population sustainability on our modern modified landscape then wolves can be controlled and hunted like any other species. Wolves certainly don't need help recolonizing Colorado, but this whole presentation reeks of fear mongering and seems more about being anti-wolf then anti-reintroduction. I like the habitat work and reintroduction efforts you guys do for elk, but I wish you were as supportive of holistic management for all our wildlife.

RMEF is based in Missoula, MT. Darn outsiders!

Wolf reintroduction worked out OK in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Would Colorado not be able to manage it too?

Elk are important but they will not go extinct, rather the population will be controlled if we bring back wolves

Thank your lib reps. Pretty common for them to silence anyone who disagrees. Regardless of valid reasons or facts

Sorry, it's a good idea as established in other areas where introduction has been done.

reintroduce da chee wah wah! start small and werk yer way up! 😀😊

Short sighted. Economy and sustainability are not harmonious. Wolves are endangered because of human societal evolution. When will people act on their own ideals rather than cast their freedom to a vote?

Wildlife management by the ballet box is insane and irresponsible! Let the CPW manage Colorado’s wildlife as the plan they have is working well and has a proven record for being the best in the country! Don’t let uneducated people with no experience ruin what has taken so much hard work to achieve! Just say no to this stupid idea!

Maybe it sucks that wolves we're re-introduced in Colorado lands, but wolves were part of the native animals, Humans are the invasive predators kind, besides to be highly destructive not only to other animal kinds but to the environment. So sucked up, life is uncertain so learn to share the land with our brothers wolves.

Study what happened in Idaho. Read the transcripts of the hearings. See what the pro-wolf people promised. No more than 100 wolves- we now have thousands. They lie to introduce them.

A new family moved down from Wyoming into the Gunnison area, I have a friend who was given the pelt of one of these wolves shot on a cattle ranch. Yeah it’s sad but ranchers will do what it takes to keep their product safe, understandably.