Colorado could return another native carnivore to its mountains if state lawmakers pass a bill allowing for the reintroduction of wolverines.
A wolverine looks for food in the Finnish taiga in Hukkajarvi area, Eastern Finland near Russian border, on July 4, 2023. — if passed — would allow Colorado Parks and Wildlife to accomplish a decades-old goal to restore the elusive and wide-roaming weasel to the state.
Reintroduction would likely take several years if the bill passes. State wildlife officials must complete a federal process to create management guidelines for the threatened species. Large populations remained in Canada and Alaska and the wide-roaming species have since re-established in Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Oregon. Biologists estimate there are approximately 300 wolverines in the lower 48 and thousands in Canada and Alaska.
“The tenacious wolverine can thrive by scavenging in a harsh world of snow and ice but is defenseless against the looming threat of human-caused climate change and loss of snowpack,” Michael Saul, Rockies and Plains program director for Defenders of Wildlife, said in a news release. “That’s why it’s so important for the survival of the species that Colorado moves forward with returning these animals to the high mountains of the state, where we can help give them a fighting chance at survival.
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