Colorado to Reintroduce Gray Wolves Amid Urban-Rural Divide

Ranchers to be Compensated for Livestock Losses as State Plans to Release up to 50 Wolves Over Next Five Years

Colorado is set to reintroduce gray wolves in the coming weeks, marking the most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades.
The reintroduction is being driven by urban voter support, causing concern among rural residents who oppose the predators.
Ranchers who lose livestock to wolf attacks will be compensated at fair market value, up to $15,000 per animal.
Colorado officials anticipate releasing 30 to 50 wolves within the next five years.
The reintroduction of wolves has become a political issue, with opposition being used as a rallying point by certain elected officials.