Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan

[@BreOfAnna]

The lack of audio is a weird choice

[@Banana97121]

Thought my volume was messed up for a second LOL

[@BreOfAnna]

Same! I had to check other videos to make sure nothing was wrong. @@Banana97121

[@tman8939]

I called Wyoming game fish parks, out of state license is $186. Other than Northwest corner there is no limit on hunting wolves. wolves released in Colorado reportedly headed north. Two of the ten rumored to be eliminated in Wyoming. Wyoming game fish did not deny this when they were contacted.. ☑☑

[@lathafalls7675]

You what to hunt Wolves?

[@drawingmomentum]

@@lathafalls7675 humans can be so repulsive and indignant. Barely human at all.

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

​@lathafalls7675 yes!!! They are a predator

[@PuraVidaSundries]

Omg, most of you are completely clueless to the implications of this...

[@libertysgarage8411]

Exactly. In 15-20 years, Colorado's elk population will be decimated in areas where wolf packs are established. Plus livestock deprivation. Too many people out there who say "wolves are my spirit animal".

[@joecarroll7087]

Absolutely!! And it is extremely easy to see, look at the problems it has caused other states!

[@robertcerda92]

This is a huge mistake.

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

As a real outdoorsman, trust me I know!!!

[@Redstoneprime316]

@@libertysgarage8411 Good, wolves are supposed to do that.

[@pkitt2545]

City people from Denver vote on what happens to us in the mountains. They have no idea real life implications. It’s just emotions and “study’s show”

[@yvettevenegas3702]

They were there much before humans. That is their natural habitat and they’re an important part of the ecosystem.

[@pkitt2545]

@@yvettevenegas3702and humans don’t just live in the city’s any more…

[@TacticaLLR]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@pkitt2545 Colorado never had the Mexican Wolf. Colorado, just like Oregon, had/has the Great Plains Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) The wolf from Canada you’re probably referring to is the Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) which is not native to Oregon.

[@sheseesyou]

There is nothing scary about wolves but I'm terrified of a small, simple minded uneducated human. Humans are the real threat here, ignorance is a typical indiscriminate killer.

[@chrishomrighaus2086]

@@yvettevenegas3702 Wrong species of wolves.

[@kellyapp6544]

Did they ask neighboring states if they were cool with it? Wolves can travel up to 140 miles

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

We have them in WY....they're pretty destructive but nowhere near as bad as Colorado people that come up here.

[@RH-xr8ms]

Colorado folks have to have someplace to go to get away from the dumb texans !

[@bb-hr9dg]

Lol

[@cmc5394oparva]

@@RH-xr8ms Nobody dumber in the Rocky Mountain west than slack-jawed Denverite drug addicts.

[@michaelcollins8992]

​@@jebediahnightlinger6357they arent destructive its just people dont like them because the wolves interfere with their hunting. Without wolves and bears the elk populations would get out of control and the vegetation would be destroyed. There is a balance that needs to be kept its our job to protect all animals not kill and wipe out what we want for the sake of the other for sport hunting thrills

[@Mark-ro3gx]

Fun fact. That county voted against wolves being released. And thats exactly where they released them.

[@carterniemkiewicz5041]

wild

[@samuel-nq6he]

And?

[@drawingmomentum]

Wolves have their own form of boundaries and don't care about our versions. They follow their own nature.

[@carterniemkiewicz5041]

@@Reed411 the first ones where introduced in grand county actually and as someone who lives in summit country I can tell you that no one who has lived here for more than 5 years voted for this

[@samuel-nq6he]

@@carterniemkiewicz5041 sure

[@bwz7275]

This proves that you should have to be a full-time resident of Colorado for 10+ years before you can vote or hold public office.

[@samuel-nq6he]

For?

[@geraldineclemens5150]

May they be protected from poachers and others that wish to do them harm.

[@SunnieGirl63]

​@calebkw2920 WoW aren't you funny.

[@calebkw2920]

@@SunnieGirl63 never made a joke fam

[@TacticaLLR]

@@calebkw2920Criminal charges :p

[@MrDawgnabox]

May they not kill every thing they come in contact with and move on to the next kill. It's a nice try but it will end up biting someone in the ass.

[@TacticaLLR]

@@MrDawgnabox Are you stupid? You think wolves just kill for fun? They’re not gonna go on killing sprees, they’re gonna eat what they need, and move on.

[@XzK-e9g]

Such a stupid idea 😠💡 who's protecting livestock, small children, hickers, etc. 2:14

[@Ourbeanisbeingabean]

Actually! It's a fake myth that wolves hurt children, I read an article. Wolves are actually afraid of humans for that matter!! And it's the livestock fences that need repairing, Reintroduceing wolves into colorado can protect food chains too! Theres no harm and researchers MUST ensure safety befor doing that! It's againsts the law to realease a endangered species into a new environment without any communication policy's. 👍

[@MandM745]

Its official, CO is no different then CA

[@scot_irsh]

Well that's a stupid statement. California didn't reintroduce wolves. It happened naturally.

[@MandM745]

Anyone who is in the know understands that wolf relocations have benn going on without public knowledge unfortunately

[@scot_irsh]

Are you saying California has reintroduced wolves, and it's not possible that they have come back on their own ? Do you believe you are in the know ?

[@Mark-ro3gx]

Better release grizzlies next... right?

[@drawingmomentum]

Already grizzly in Colorado 😒 please think 1st.

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Sure, why not? They benefit the ecosystem too.

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

​@@andrewcrowley6331they couldn't survive in Colorado!!! Especially these days

[@davegutierrez5553]

May the ranchers and cattle be protected

[@chadtrips3203]

It will be just fine.

[@donaldsusi7062]

Isn't there a child's nursery rhyme and an old Chinese proverb about getting a cat to get rid of a mouse and so on. We need to leave nature alone.

[@chadtrips3203]

@donaldsusi7062 if nature was left alone in the first place the wolves wouldn't of been needed to be reintroduced to Colorado.

[@TacticaLLR]

Have you ever considered how Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, and other states deal with it? It’ll be just fine.

[@sheseesyou]

How sad and awful it must be to be you, a small, scared, threatened by everything the world has in it? I can't imagine any greater harm to nature than an afraid human. Wolves are amazing creatures that have an intelligence 90% smarter than a dog. Old folklore and B/S still threatened their every right to exist with humans, yet we praise their offspring the dog. Fear kills, unjustified, and unnatural but until people stop and learn, fear will continue to destroy species. You should be ashamed of yourself but that would take stepping into self evaluation and educating one's own life. d​@Leon_Tacitus_LLR

[@joshcollins2997]

wonder how long before they are found shot on some ranchers land?

[@deerobinson557]

That rancher will end up in jail.

[@bo-yn3nm]

Weird, but ranchers have tractors, shovels, lime, etc. Work/industry items may confuse leftist womyns. You'll need 24/7 surveillance of all the questionable ranch/food producers in failing colorado. Liberal womyns aren't apex anything. @@deerobinson557

[@Josh-d9r]

That's the DOW fault for releasing them

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@Josh-d9rActually the people voted. The DOW works for the public.

[@Hoeass5]

@@Josh-d9r..nope that would be whoever shot them

[@vonschwab6060]

The wolves run free and the liberals run back to Denver oblivious of the livelihoods destroyed.

[@samuel-nq6he]

No one is destroyed lmfaooo

[@vonschwab6060]

@@samuel-nq6he Just the American taxpayers that have to pay for the subsidies to the ranchers for the livestock deaths. Silly liberals think that money just grows on trees.

[@onceagain227]

Just build a wall.. . They work.

[@ATA_Midas]

While I love wolves... this will have an impact on farm land and wildlife population. They were hunted out of Colorado for a reason at first. I feel as if this will lead to more problems than it will solve.

[@victorcastro3351]

There was plenty of warnings yo the local communities that the wolf reintroduction plan was in full effect....they also know that if the harm one they will face the most severe consequences

[@ShayneAlbertson]

its almost like wildlife management should have been the ones to decide that apex predator reintroduction needed to happen, not people from Denver who know nothing about wildlife in its biological ecosystems...

[@notadog]

Random internet idiot thinks they know more than a department of wildlife. Get out of your computer chair and do something instead of criticizing actual work. Most you've probably done today is jerk off and heat something up the microwave.

[@sheseesyou]

Ignorance of the human species is the greatest challenge wolves will ever face. Stop the stupid, educate yourself.

[@ryanchandler7434]

​@@sheseesyouit's easy to say when you live in the city

[@FW89cJwY398c]

this is dumb. those things have eaten people for thousands of years and you want to hang out with them?

[@andrewcrowley6331]

USA wolf attack total in all of history: less than 25 Fatal: 2

[@coreylewis5949]

5 reasons i wont spend money in that state

[@haleemamoin7868]

Why ?? So they can be shot???

[@Timberwoodx]

Shooting theme is illegal

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

​@@Timberwoodxso is smoking crack...what's your point?

[@andrewcrowley6331]

To help enrich the local environment. Wolves hunt large grazing animals like deer and elk, and in the process keep their herds on the move which ensures they can’t overgraze an area, and that in turn promotes a healthy regeneration of the plants thanks to the churned up soil and natural dung fertilizer left behind by the grazers, which results in healthier, stronger plants and a flourishing flora-fauna community.

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

​@@Timberwoodxnot in Wyoming!!!

[@hunterh7026]

Looks like just above radium hotsprings

[@virgaumber6275]

That would be just my luck to be hiking by at the time.

[@sheseesyou]

Wolves don't find dumb appetizing. So you will be fine now matter where you go in the woods.

[@WolfMage888]

@@sheseesyou- you nailed it - lol - thank you

[@WolfMage888]

Backwards thinking - evolution stops with some people

[@Wahcawatoglawin]

The natives in my newsfeed brought me here

[@ricravier961]

They released them at Vail to keep the Epic Pass Lines down

[@Barbara-e8n]

There are breeds of dogs that Ranchers have I can't get to take care of their livestock the dogs are not pets their guard dogs for livestock alibis Tibetan Mastiffs anatolians and others excellent dogs they are used for killing wolves and bears and they live outside with the livestock

[@PaulaStephan-q7f]

You'll be sorry you did this. They will take over and all your wildlife will dwindle. This happened in northern Idaho. Moose and elk population way down

[@Timberwoodx]

Why do you think we released theme in the first place there are 107,000 elk and you think they are not enough look at a state like texas they have almost no predators because people killed theme and now they have way to many deer

[@andrewcrowley6331]

There were way too many elk in those areas prior to reintroduction and their overgrazing was causing severe damage to the environment.

[@Bakatanabe]

What the hell Colorado? Why are you doing this?

[@MsQ275]

they also allow abortion until the moment of birth.... it's a very liberal (aka messed up) state and it's sad to see what has happened there

[@andrewcrowley6331]

To help enrich the local environment. Wolves hunt large grazing animals like deer and elk, and in the process keep their herds on the move which ensures they can’t overgraze an area, and that in turn promotes a healthy regeneration of the plants thanks to the churned up soil and natural dung fertilizer left behind by the grazers, which results in healthier, stronger plants and a flourishing flora-fauna community.

[@Toothless369]

The issues with CWD is the fact we have taken many of these predators off the table. CWD wasn't a huge issue till everyone decided to hunt yotes and wolves all the sudden. If we can reintroduce a population of predators it can not only help out other habitats but keep the food chain at bay!! Predators like wolves are almost a requirement if not a requirement in our habitats.

[@stevenanderson6658]

Let me think cwd started in Colorado from a deer farm. Thanks Colorado really fucking appreciate it

[@johnhopkinson104]

Right on The important factor here is that, unlike the human animal, wolves kill to eat (survive). Dec 20

[@Ucant.-fade_us]

I’m moving there for this specific reason to leave where the howls roam… good for you Colorado ! You will be my second home .

[@eatshit8907]

Good luck fruit cake.

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

We don't want them here!!!

[@RandallKasper]

Ummm... sound???

[@tomleubner6880]

They have no intention of managing these wolfs properly.They have just screwed every Rancher,hunter and land owner that seeks to make a living.

[@brigittenichols8]

Yall upset because ya thought you killed them and they'd stay gone. They usually stay away from ranchers. They're now back and the eco system needs them. Watch Yellowstone documentary... how wolves changed rivers. It's amazing Please keep these wolves safe, let their pack grow.

[@TacticaLLR]

Yeah I live here, my family and brother are blowing this way out of proportion, they think it’s the end of the world. But the reality is it won’t really affect them at all.

[@davidmuxlow540]

Totally agree, such a majestic animal, and a highly efficient hunter and killer. They can run a fawn down with ease and pull it apart with almost no effort. Sometimes the fawn is partly eaten while still calling for its doe mother. As the wolves go unregulated and grow in number the little fawns will disappear from the landscape, so it will be on to eating whatever is next on the menu. It makes great theatre for the die hard wolf followers! Enjoy!

[@drawingmomentum]

​@@davidmuxlow540ur comment, repeated in this thread, is really dumb and annoying. Go read a book.

[@joecole7122]

The eco system was doing fine without them. The people who live there didn't seem to think they were needed.

[@joecole7122]

It may affect the communities they live in.@@TacticaLLR

[@chrishomrighaus2086]

Why would you introduce an animal that is not native to the area!! The grey wolves that were here before were a hell’va lot smaller. People are idiots.

[@Redstoneprime316]

They are native. Proof: wolves have been there for thousands of years.

[@margiedauber1632]

Keep them safe.

[@bo-yn3nm]

Maybe you could schedule some hug time. Good to see animals treated better than vets in colorado.

[@Dat_Sun]

Then you'd better figure out a way to keep these pests from people and animals up here. I live up here, nobody wants these dam things around, it's another waste of tax dollars and I'm sure somebody is profiting.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@Dat_Sun😂😂😂

[@lorilazarus2581]

Ha!

[@bookywooky2259]

​@Dat_Sun Clearly, there are people that do want them there. They are integral to the ecosystem. You, are not. 😂

[@legaleeblonde4310]

As if less habitat and the conflict with ranchers wasn't enough. Thanks for adding an unnecessary element into the already unbalanced equation.

[@johnhopkinson104]

You need to study the similar teintroduction at Yellowstone. You would then realize that you are the prinvipal element of “unbalance”.

[@zakyelseudy7090]

Wheres the volune

[@Mike-r6o3t]

It's kind of the way I feel right now

[@NicholasPederson-g7q]

How did Colorado get so effed by the Libs….

[@aliciajuvera8796]

Beautiful creatures ❤

[@jhoffman81]

Kiss your game populations goodbye, see Minnesota for reference

[@Hunteroo4]

You got that right. Big mistake. So frustrating.

[@gabrieljeffrey1573]

Do you know what you're talking about? Clearly not

[@Hunteroo4]

@@gabrieljeffrey1573 yes, I live in a state where they reintroduced wolves and have seen the destruction firsthand.

[@John-ef7xo]

Huge mistake .

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Oh, you mean the healthy under control game populations? Right. You people forget that pressure from predators is what keeps game herds healthy, fit and regularly moving around. You guys only want them to be slow, stupid and staying in one place so they’re easier to shoot.

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Wonderful ! May they live a long beautiful life and eat well ! 💟

[@XzK-e9g]

Go out there let them eat your 🤬🤬🤨🧐🥴

[@davidmuxlow540]

Totally agree, such a majestic animal, and a highly efficient hunter and killer. They can run a fawn down with ease and pull it apart with almost no effort. Sometimes the fawn is partly eaten while still calling for its doe mother. As the wolves go unregulated and grow in number the little fawns will disappear from the landscape, so it will be on to eating whatever is next on the menu. It makes great theatre for the die hard wolf followers! Enjoy!

[@joeg4372]

Say goodbye to the wildlife. No more deer on more elk no more moose

[@samuel-nq6he]

​@joeg4372 wolves are also wildlife lol and they arent going to kill everything lol

[@krisstarchuk]

​@@samuel-nq6heumm yes they will you dont have a fxcking clue about what your talking about

[@seanstacy8629]

Biggest mistake ever!

[@Timberwoodx]

How is it a mistake

[@ttthewolfgirl]

This is a huge historical moment! As a Coloradan and wolf enthusiast, I’m so blessed to see them here. May the Lord be with these individuals and help them to thrive 🐺

[@calebkw2920]

What part of Colorado are you in? Because these fuckers are in my backyard literally right now 😡😡😡😡

[@HighFive212]

The Lord's gotta look after the wolves now? C'mon he's a busy guy...

[@davidmuxlow540]

Totally agree, such a majestic animal, and a highly efficient hunter and killer. They can run a fawn down with ease and pull it apart with almost no effort. Sometimes the fawn is partly eaten while still calling for its doe mother. As the wolves go unregulated and grow in number the little fawns will disappear from the landscape, so it will be on to eating whatever is next on the menu. It makes great theatre for the die hard wolf followers! Enjoy!

[@carterniemkiewicz5041]

you probubly live in denver

[@calebkw2920]

@@carterniemkiewicz5041 I’ve literally lived in grand county my entire life on this earth blow e Denver voted for this and forced it down our throat we don’t want them

[@WolfMage888]

❤❤❤❤ God Bless

[@ShayneAlbertson]

Wonder how long until we see in the headlines: Denver person severely injured in wolf encounter while hiking in colorado wilderness, says they voted for reintroduction of wolves, now regrets it.

[@gabrieljeffrey1573]

In the US you're more likely to die from insects than wolves

[@ElkHeart4Dinner]

@@gabrieljeffrey1573 let me know as soon as you figure out how we can put on wolf-repellent spray

[@ShayneAlbertson]

key difference here is that the natives were allowed to kill wolves, and did, often. @kmack998

[@ShayneAlbertson]

@@gabrieljeffrey1573 let me know when you come up with a spray-on wolf repellent

[@Katieh3]

wolves do not post a threat to human lives

[@joshuaryan980]

Everyone who understands what a wolf is says “FUCK NO!!!! DO NOT DO IT!!!!!”

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Everyone who understands how a functioning ecosystem works says “Do a little research before you start yapping nonsense.”

[@lilian-t5j7j]

In the mean time a Rancher just left the chat!! 😊

[@drawingmomentum]

Now, if they'd just leave the mountains 😂

[@davidplatt8915]

SMH. This is what happens when you have amateur "biologists" trying to manage wildlife based on their understanding of said wildlife through a Disney lens and ballot initiatives. This will not end well for the displaced wolves, for the deer, for the elk, nor for the residents of Colorado. Mine will be an unpopular opinion considering the source of this story and their viewers. As a life long conservationist, however, I am confident that my opinions are much more rooted in fact and knowledge based on experience. Don't even get me started on the efforts to get the middle school kids emotionally invested in these animals by letting them name the individual wolves. More Disney b.s. SMH. I would just ask that folks please consider the other side(s) of this story as I have before they inevitably jump down my throat. Thank you.

[@proudlywild1491]

I am also involved and am going into animal management and don’t quite understand the issue

[@sbman436]

Biologists didn't do this. Voters did. Most biologists were against it. Their hands were forced by the government on behalf of 51% of the people. It's pretty ridiculous if you think about it.

[@PiedType]

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is decidedly NOT a bunch of amateur biologists.

[@davidplatt8915]

Allow me to clarify. I was NOT calling CPW amateurs but rather the voting public who decided they knew more about wildlife management to over-ride CPW's professional, trained biologists and that they would do so via ballot initiatives. SMH! @@PiedType

[@clayh9624]

I hope the wolves find peace in the Rockies.

[@hannah1948]

iI's a beautiful place, i'm sure they'll be happy.

[@davidmuxlow540]

Totally agree, such a majestic animal, and a highly efficient hunter and killer. They can run a fawn down with ease and pull it apart with almost no effort. Sometimes the fawn is partly eaten while still calling for its doe mother. As the wolves go unregulated and grow in number the little fawns will disappear from the landscape, so it will be on to eating whatever is next on the menu. It makes great theatre for the die hard wolf followers! Enjoy!

[@diegosantos9632]

Ranchers livestock will soon be targeted by these wolves. Ranchers will phew phew these wolves. They won’t last.

[@drawingmomentum]

Then they can pay the huge fines and watch more of their tax dollars go towards another round of wolves to be introduced back into natural habitat. 😂

[@thanos9846]

SSS.

[@KB-ld6ql]

Here's the start of a lot of issue's. Hoping the farmers and ranchers a lot of luck.

[@RH-xr8ms]

And lots of ammunition !!

[@drawingmomentum]

​@@RH-xr8msand huge fines for harming these wolves 😂

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Ah yes, the people who are responsible for almost 90% of global environment destruction and animal extinction.

[@budthebud9108]

So one is a 5th wheel? Poor bugger

[@monray300]

This is awful, this is not 1800 AD, there is way too many people, highways and houses for the ecosystem to support these apex predators.

[@ouzi9122]

Have you been to the mid west? Lol half of north america is national parks lol

[@monray300]

@@ouzi9122 I don't see your point,p that's good right.

[@45newsutah]

Not to mention they Canadian super Predators. These are not the lower 48 wolves.

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Well yeah, that’s what this is trying to fix, how badly we fucked up nature. We need to protect the wild regions that remain and work on restoring as many as possible, and reintroducing species like this is a major part of that process.

[@jimfarris9671]

You should be arrested for the harm that you're fixing to bring to Colorado.

[@Redstoneprime316]

Wolves aren’t causing any harm to the Colorado ecosystem.

[@owendigity1581]

4 will be roadkill in a week. Great way to spend your money.

[@jeremywinkler1721]

Let’s hope so

[@chaoticsalem]

So proud to be a Coloradan right now ❤

[@janna59]

You should have released them all at once together since they pack animals

[@nataliesharif2167]

I'm sure thay have found eachother.

[@carterniemkiewicz5041]

your not very bright

[@nataliesharif2167]

@@carterniemkiewicz5041 me?

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

Downtown Denver is where they belong...they'll take care of the homeless population

[@drawingmomentum]

So stupid. Denver homeless will eliminate each other. 😂 wolves will survive and thrive. ​@@jebediahnightlinger6357

[@le7mule21]

What happened to the original wolves who were there? Did they kill them to exstiction? Are these the same type of wolves that were killed off. Since Europeans left Eurasia 500 years ago. 800 animals became extinct on earth. These were Gods animals whom he created. A certain group of people has a lot to answer for.

[@joecole7122]

Evolution means all species become extinct and are replaced by other species.

[@KurlandHickory]

Say goodbye to the elk.

[@lathafalls7675]

Wolves eat elk to live

[@monray300]

People in rhe major cities voted for something that will not affect them, it is wrong

[@RUBICON-zu6wl]

Been waiting for this for years!!

[@Josh-d9r]

You've been waiting to not be safe in the mountains?

[@Dat_Sun]

They won't last the people that live up here are so upset about this we are going to correct this mistake ourselves. The same government that released these killers are the ones allowing illegals into our country.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@Josh-d9rYou have no idea how many people wolves kill do you? I do. In the last 22 years, worldwide, around 30. You have a better chance of getting in the NBA than being attacked by a wolf.

[@RUBICON-zu6wl]

@@Josh-d9r I am native here... I am used to sasquatch! 😆

[@toddwells9289]

Why ?

[@PostaGuvercinTv]

Cpw 6 asıl lider bence odur . O çok güzel bir kurt 🐺

[@YoutubeNeoconskeepcensoringme]

😂 not even close!!! They aren't from the same packs and were removed for killing livestock. Only Washington and Oregon are the two stupid states to sell Colorado wolves. None of the others would

[@Tea4Texas]

A day we will soon regret.

[@deerobinson557]

Wolves will not hurt the Colorado environment, unlike Texans.

[@ouzi9122]

​@@deerobinson557lmfao

[@coloradogix5016]

@@deerobinson557you mean Californians

[@Tea4Texas]

@@deerobinson557 yeah, unlike the yuppies, bums, or dinks in the inner city. Colorado has become a national disgrace lately.

[@jacobsukovaty520]

Hopefully these wolves stay like this and hopefully they got laws in place in case they are poached or killed

[@lathafalls7675]

You what the Wolves to get killed?

[@jacobsukovaty520]

@@lathafalls7675 no I want laws in place in case they are

[@tadsklallamn8v]

Rancher's "concerns" are just more bourgeoisie landlord fearmongering. the definition of concern trolling

[@joecole7122]

You sound like maybe your a Maoist or Marxist. Right

[@brianstaley6391]

The fear mongering around wolves reminds me of how people talk about venomous snakes in the south. They call them evil indiscriminate killers and echo that, most believe it if they never pick up a book

[@edmallon2851]

Wolves are not cute puppy dogs, it is illegal to kill one. So what are you going to do when hiking and a pack of wolves think you are their next meal, or maybe your child? Think about!!!

[@RaggedyHobo]

You should think about how many people wolves kill. Less than 30 in the past 22 years worldwide. Domestic dogs kill more people than wolves. So you better watch them around your kids. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning or falling down the stairs.🤣🤣

[@RefreshinglyMyself]

you think that in the hundreds of thousands of miles in the whole state that one of the five wolves is going to find you more appetizing than the herd of 280,000 elk?

[@ouzi9122]

I don't even think wolves would eat you lol 😂

[@Paige-k4g]

@@yourmomisaniceladyMountain lions may be scary but wolves are too! If your on a walk on your own and a pack of wolves come up to you yeah your gonna go pet it and make it your new puppy! Like it’s a wolf not a dog wolves are scary too!

[@geraldineclemens5150]

Wolves want nothing to do with you or other human beings.

[@Josh-d9r]

Very idiotic to release these predators

[@ouzi9122]

Catholic Church says what?

[@45newsutah]

They are Canadian super wolves.

[@45newsutah]

@kmack998 stop talking about yourself

[@45newsutah]

@kmack998 my grandfather was cheyenne. The land is stolen. They give back to Canadan wolves,,,, not to the Cheyenne and Shoshone????

[@45newsutah]

@kmack998 those are our lands. Your a colonization tool, just in a different time.

[@Hamoteine]

I'm just happy the wolves are free.

[@TheJungle3333]

Thank you very much. We now hunt and trap wolves in three states. Looks like the Colorado wolf hunt is coming soon thank you so much. For bringing imbalance to the ecosystem.

[@KellanRoberson]

What is wrong with u

[@TheJungle3333]

@@KellanRoberson The problem is the wolf population expands and since I love wolves and I'm concerned about them as a species, I follow the science and recommendations of the biologist such as in Montana Idaho and Wyoming.

[@lathafalls7675]

People need to save Wolves not kill them

[@TheJungle3333]

@@lathafalls7675 You seem like a lovely person and I wanted to give this some deeper thought rather than trigger you with some smart alec response. The problem is the wolf population expands beyond habitat carrying capacity; and I love wolves too; however I'm concerned about them as a species as well as the individual. I follow the science and recommendations of the biologists such as in Montana Idaho and Wyoming. State Biologists now manage the wolf populations in these states and hunters are one of the tools they have at their disposal. We bring balance back to the ecosystem when the wolves bring imbalance. Its about conservation and sustainability of the species. Hunters fees also pay biologist fees and funds go back to wolf programs as well. The other problem is that Colorado is not a preserve, so the philosophy of preservation by definition will not work. It is conservation that works. Deer, elk, coyotes, moose, cows, goats, sheep and dogs etc. etc.. etc.. all have a right to exist as well. And in some cases they have been decimated. As I stated at the outset, You seem like a lovely person and it wrenches your heart to think of hurting one of these animals. I understand. You do not have to like what we do; however, our goals are the same. It would be more productive for you to look at the hunting programs and requirements to make sure hunters are being ethical and following the rules set by the biologist. And donate money or time to the game departments who benefit all wildlife. Because right now, hunters provide more funding than the anti-hunters to valuable conservations practices. Even Idaho, if I am not mistaken, even had a bounty out on the wolves. Collect pay for harvesting wolves. Now why would biologists authorize such a thing if wolves brought balance? Because its a myth masquerading as science. As a state licensed Professional HydroGeologist, I can assure you I know true science. And Sometimes following the science is not convenient.

[@Redstoneprime316]

The wolves are a native species, proving they didn’t bring imbalance to the ecosystem.

[@eduardogonzalez8572]

Feel sorry for the hikers and toddlers that will be killed in years to come. Poor choice from city folk that never lived in farms.

[@horsinround19741]

Have you paid attention at all to the years of research and re-introduction process that has already taken place in other states? Actual encounters are rare, and 99% do not involve a wolf attacking a human being. We, as race, fear them because of their intelligence and their social tendencies. Go with facts and learning, instead of fear mongering. When you go out into the wilderness, be smart and take protective measures. You are more likely to be attacked by a bear, than a wolf.

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Wolf attacks in all US history: less than twenty five Fatal: two

[@Jaedin7]

🧡

[@jimrenfrew3687]

This worms My heart to see this magnificent animal released

[@davidmuxlow540]

Totally agree, such a majestic animal, and a highly efficient hunter and killer. They can run a fawn down with ease and pull it apart with almost no effort. Sometimes the fawn is partly eaten while still calling for its doe mother. As the wolves go unregulated and grow in number the little fawns will disappear from the landscape, so it will be on to eating whatever is next on the menu. It makes great theatre for the die hard wolf followers! Enjoy!

[@719matt3796]

Maybe you guys should pay the money to reimburse ranchers instead of our tax dollars.

[@lathafalls7675]

Me to I love Wolves my dad and I went to and Wolves and wildlife reuse and we got to go in with two of the Wolves it was cool same with the Foxes💜🐺💜🐺

[@SunnieGirl63]

So beautiful. Tears of joy for these beautiful creatures. Anyone who has not visited a sanctuary has got to do so. Wolves are absolutely amazing.

[@XzK-e9g]

Go save a homeless child 😢 or hug a tree

[@denoyleslie2253]

❤

[@calebkw2920]

No more boys can grow up in the woods the way I did growing up smh

[@Dat_Sun]

Somebody's going to have blood on their hands.

[@lysas781]

Congratulations, this is wonderful! Thank you for your hard work! It’s probably the perspective, but some of those wolves look huge, like they were cast in the Twilight franchise. 🐺 💕

[@bo-yn3nm]

You sound like you may enjoy the taste of crickets already. Good luck with that and congradulations.

[@monray300]

Say good bye to your moose, mule deer , and elk herds, plus the millions of dollars they attract for the local economy and game management.

[@proudlywild1491]

@@monray300good it’s how nature intended, deer are so overpopulated it’s insaine men with guns can’t take it

[@monray300]

@@proudlywild1491 you should eat them

[@davidhamilton9902]

​@proudlywild1491 if they allowed more tags and hunting it could be delt with but government act and controls everything like they own it including the deer on private property. If I lived in Colorado and seen them on my land near my cattle I would dispatch the damn wolf and then drop it off at the game wardens house. If they came to harass me it would be a waco or ruby ridge.

[@theghostwitch113]

Finally. Welcome to the PAC friends. ❤

[@thefamily512]

Come fetch my 9 wolfies 😂

[@lorilazarus2581]

I hope they eat some bad burger.

[@jenni1718]

They took these wolves from their packs and just released them in some other wilderness alone to start over this is bullshit

[@drawingmomentum]

Wolves do this on their own, naturally, to grow their populations. Duh.

[@markmcdo1]

The Yellowstone elk population shrunk 60% (80% at one point before wolf hunting was allowed in 2017) since wolf reintroduction in 1995. Yellowstone Moose populations have decreased 90% in the same time. The original 1994 study estimated a 7-13% drop. The Central Idaho elk population dropped 43 percent since 2002. Wolf populations in Idaho and Montana are more than three times the management objective set by the federal government and state wildlife agencies. 47% of moose calves are killed by wolves in Minnesota by 4 months of age. Also saw a 58% decline in overall population 2006 to 2017 and population decreases have not tapered off. One wolf consumes the equivalent of 1.8 elk every 30 days or 16-22 elk per year. CPW is releasing up to 50 wolves over the next 3 years. If the pack grows 40% per year as estimated, we will have 1,057 wolves in ten years. Wolves consume an average of 19 large animals (elk, deer, moose, livestock) per year each which amounts to 20,077 total in year 10. Colorado CPW biologists recommended against wolf reintroduction prior to the ballot initiative on multiple occasions. They are now gag ordered on any opinion on the matter. The Colorado wolf management plan does not spell out wolf or ungulate population targets nor will they say when management via hunting can occur. CPW states that they will refund ranchers up to $15k per animal lost to wolf predation out of the states general fund (your taxpayer dollars). Please help me understand what we are doing here?

[@michaelcollins8992]

Have you ever thought that moose and elk populations were meant to be small because the wolves would cull the sick and weak and managed the food resources better then we can and we interfered with nature by wiping out the predator for our desire to kill and sport hunt elk, bears and anything that moves pretty much

[@michaelcollins8992]

Nature will rebalance itself wolves are smart they wont wipe out their food source that is what you dont understand wolves are opportunistic they go after sick and weak animals that means for every 1-3 young that is killed by a wolf there is still more elk being born and will live life is life

[@michaelcollins8992]

Your stats also dont add how many moose and elk and deer and pronghorn are killed by man for sport and food resource man kills more of these animals then wolves do so get off your high horse and learn to take responsibility for mankind being a damn plague to nature

[@markmcdo1]

@@michaelcollins8992 No sorry never thought that. Seems pretty irrational

[@LanceWeakley]

Have you seen a moose or a elk? Those things are masisve without wolves they would surely eat all the greenery and die of starvation​@@markmcdo1

[@719matt3796]

I wish they made it if you voted yes you are responsible for the reimbursement money to ranchers and not our tax dollars

[@inblack-d9d]

the wolves are so handsome

[@benji2037]

Bad

[@waitingforlily]

yay

[@thatsme7805]

Releasing these things on purpose is like purposely giving someone cancer, completely horrible

[@drawingmomentum]

Wolves are not things. 😒

[@AnthonyWadsworth-c9x]

Time to go HUNTING!!

[@diegosantos9632]

There goes the elk population.

[@CottontailCorner]

All their tails are wet like they have been sitting in their own urine 😢

[@jeremywinkler1721]

Who fucking cares

[@yeklkvaro]

It's been just over 12 hours and there's already been three wolf attacks. One of them already made its way into Vermont.

[@drawingmomentum]

U might want to call Canada and let them know their wolves r crossing borders. 😂