Stephanie Butzer joined the Denver7 team as a digital producer in June 2018, became the senior digital producer in February 2023 and as of December 2023, is the team's executive producer.
DENVER — All of the 10 gray wolves released in Colorado in December as part of the restoration plan have remained in the state and no depredations on livestock have been reported as of Wednesday morning, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced during a CPW Commission meeting.
On Wednesday morning, DeWalt told the CPW Commission that about three months have passed since the gray wolves were released. Since then, and as of Wednesday, all of the wolves are still in Colorado and appear to be doing well. While they are moving around, they have mostly stayed around the areas where they were released, DeWalt said.
DeWalt also brought good news on the livestock front: The agency has not received any reports of wolves depredating on livestock. CPW is currently in the hiring process for five conflict specialists who will focus on gray wolves, but can also investigate issues involving black bears and mountain lions. It's also working to hire a statewide wolf conflict coordinator.
DeWalt described how CPW has set up monthly meetings with agricultural leader groups, such as the Colorado Wool Growers Association and Colorado Farm Bureau, to make sure they have current information about the wolf restoration plan and know how to request resources. CPW held a similar sort of meeting with wolf advocacy groups.
Black, who also attended Wednesday's meeting, described how these meetings will become more and more important as livestock start having babies. He said the district wildlife manager is out in the community on a daily basis to talk about conflict minimization tools and do outreach.
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