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Perspectives underlying debates about wolves | Denver7

Paddling and protecting the Dolores Canyons | 9News

Podcasts, radio, and television news 

Colorado began reintroducing wolves 1 year ago. These are the struggles and triumphs of that year.

As the next wolf release looms ahead, Denver7 is looking back on the wolves of 2024, and how the lessons learned are now molding the way for 2025.

Denver7 (ABC) [television news]

December 18-19, 2024 | C. Bordelon [television], S. Butzer [online]

How many tourists would Colorado’s proposed new national monument bring?

People on both sides of the debate over the proposed Dolores Canyons National Monument say it's hard to know how many new visitors it would attract.

9News (KUSA Denver) [television news]

September 22, 2024 | E. Kruegel and A. Herbst

Livestock attacks become flash point in Colorado’s wolf restoration effort

KUNC 91.5 - NPR News, Colorado Voices and Mountain West News Bureau [radio news]

May 23, 2024 | S. Franz

Will wolves work in Colorado? Rangeland scientist weighs in

Western Slope Now (KREX Grand Junction) [television news]

January 17, 2024 | M. Logerwell (host)

Living with wolves: Coexistence in Colorado

The Wolf Connection [audio podcast]

March 31, 2023 | Episode 118 | J. Calfa and S. Rivera (hosts) | Recording of panel discussion

Matt Barnes and Courtney Vail - Colorado wolf management plan

The Wolf Connection [audio podcast]

January 7, 2023 | Episode 106 | J. Calfa and S. Rivera (hosts)

Wolf impacts on elk populations and hunting, Prof. Kevin Crooks, Matt Barnes

The Colorado Howl [radio show]

2022 | Episode 25 | R.J. Toney (host)

Does science support wolf management numbers?, Matt Barnes, SAG/NRCC

The Colorado Howl [radio show]

2022 | Episode 19 | R.J. Toney (host)

Matt Barnes - Livestock & predator coexistence management

The Wolf Connection [audio podcast]

March 11, 2022 | Episode 68 | J. Calfa and S. Rivera (hosts)

What does coexistence with wolves mean?  Matt Barnes, Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative

The Colorado Howl [radio show]

2022 | Episode 13 | R.J. Toney (host)

Rancher struggles to haze wolves after pack attacks 2 cows in 2 days

CBS4 Denver: Mountain Newsroom [television news]

January 25, 2022 | S. Wilson (host)

Stewart Breck & Matt Barnes, Livestock-predator interactions

The Art of Range [audio podcast]

June 12, 2020 | Episode 41 | T. Hudson (host)

The Wolf Connection podcast, episode 68: Matt Barnes on livestock-predator coexistence

Print and online news

After Colorado Wolf Found With Bullet Wound, Group Puts Up $50K In Rewards

Cowboy State Daily

November 20, 2024 | M. Heinz

Rio Blanco County won’t see wolves in next release as CPW commissioners petitioned to pause reintroduction

The Colorado Sun

November 15, 2024 | T. Ross

Are Coloradans shooting at wolves? Bullet wound sparks speculation

Cowboy State Daily

November 8, 2024 | M. Heinz

If feds de-list wolves, will other states follow Wyoming’s lead and hunt them?

Cowboy State Daily

October 18, 2024 | M. Heinz

Nurturing a culture of caring | Telling the wolf story

El Piñón | the Leopold Writing Program

August 25, 2024 | 6: 1-3, 4-6 | A. Anella | N. Simon

See the first video of three wolf pups in Colorado

The Coloradoan

August 20, 2024 | M. Blumhardt

When should a cattle-killing wolf be put down? Colorado wildlife officials punt question to new advisory group

The Denver Post and MSN

June 14, 2024 | E. Schmelzer

Livestock attacks become flash point in Colorado’s wolf restoration effort

KUNC 91.5 - NPR News, Colorado Voices and Mountain West News Bureau

May 23, 2024 | S. Franz

Crying wolf

The Independent | Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado

April 9, 2024 | S. Edmondson

First calf killed by wolves in Colorado, Wyoming rancher, of course, not surprised

Cowboy State Daily

April 4, 2024 | M. Heinz

A tale of two revivals: How Yellowstone helped return wolves to Colorado

Mountain Journal

March 31, 2024 | B. Goldfarb

The literary howl: Stories with (and about) wolves coming up in Telluride and Naturita

The Telluride Daily Planet and The Norwood Post

March 2, 2024 | L. Vreeland

Listening to the more-than-human world — part 2

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor

February 21, 2024 | R. Ferruggia

Opinion: Wolves are back in Colorado’s wilderness. Here’s why that’s great for Earth

Los Angeles Times

February 4, 2024 | J. Lay

Can coexistence with wolves be bought?

High Country News

February 1, 2024 | 56(2):7-8 | B. Goldfarb

A rancher, a hiker, and two scientists walk into a bar… here’s what they have to say about Colorado’s newest residents

Outside: Colorado National Park Trips

January 26, 2024 | K. Jackson

What’s behind the resistance to wolves in Colorado? A look into understanding these 'real' and 'mythical' animals in ranching culture

The Aspen Times and Summit Daily News

January 14, 2024 | J. Bowers

Colorado range scientist says wolf reintroduction will be good for ranchers & hunters*

(Only time will tell if Colorado wolves will become the villains many believe they are)

* The title misrepresents what I actually said (otherwise the article is a fair representation)

Cowboy State Daily

January 13, 2024 | M. Heinz

Gray wolves reintroduced to the Western Slope

The Telluride Daily Planet and The Norwood Post

December 26, 2023 | S. Stuber

Finding a home for Colorado’s new wolf population

Shelter magazine

December 23, 2023 | Winter 2013/24: 28-34 | S. Stuber

10 wolves make history as they’re released into the Western wild

The Washington Post and Microsoft Start (MSN)

December 20, 2023 | K. Brulliard

Gray wolves get paws on the ground in Colorado as lawsuits loom around reintroduction plan

Westword

December 19, 2023 | C. Cheshire

WATCH: Colorado releases five gray wolves in Grand County

Colorado Politics, The Gazette, and The Denver Gazette

December 19, 2023 | L. del Puerto and M. Goodland

Southwest Colorado ranchers wary as wolves are released

The Durango Herald and The Journal

December 18, 2023 | R.M. Shafir

Wolves return to Colorado as early as Monday: Impacts on hunting weighed

Gear Junkie and Microsoft Start (MSN)

December 15, 2023 | M. Miller

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

The Associated Press, Newsday, Christian Science Monitor, Fox News, Microsoft Start (MSN), Denver 7, Denver Gazette, KOAA News, KTVB 7 Idaho, KGW 8 Oregon, Outdoor News, Wise News, Trib Live, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, and more

December 10, 2023 | M. Brown and J. Bedayn

The wolves are coming to Colorado, and the state has stockpiled explosives and deterrents. How are ranchers preparing?

The Denver Post and The Greeley Tribune

December 3, 2023 | E. Schmelzer

Will reintroduced Colorado wolves head into Wyoming and be killed there? What experts say

The Coloradoan, Yahoo News, MSN News, USA Today, AZ Central, Monroe News, and Des Moines Register

November 30, 2023 | M. Blumhardt

Talking about carnivores means talking about culture, emotional symbolism

Buckrail

November 6, 2023 | R. Stingray

Southwest Colorado students participated in plant identification workshop held by FFA

The Journal

October 2, 2023 | Anonymous

Wyoming is killing Colorado’s wolves, again, and the state’s keeping it secret

WyoFile, Wyoming Tribune Eagle, SVI News, Oil City News, CPR News, and The Colorado Sun

September 11, 2023 | M. Koshmrl

Colorado finally has a plan to reintroduce wolves: When, where, and how wolves will be released later this year 

Sierra

May 18, 2023 | L. Botts

Packed house at Wheeler for a Q&A with wolf experts ahead of state’s reintroduction 

The Aspen Times and Glenwood Springs Post Independent

March 16, 2023 | A. Ryan

Some say Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is putting pressure to change wolf plan: What we know

The Coloradoan

February 7, 2023 | M. Blumhardt

Here's where Colorado's reintroduced wolves are most likely to be released

The Coloradoan and Yahoo News

January 10, 2023 | M. Blumhardt

No pack mentality: Colorado's wolf reintroduction draft plan finally released [online]

The sound and the furry [print edition]

Westword

December 11, 2022 | 46(16):8-10 | C. Cheshire

Colorado agency announces wolf reintroduction plan

E&E News / Greenwire

December 9, 2022 | E. Borst

Advisers split on Colorado wolf reintroduction plans

E&E News / Greenwire

November 23, 2022 | E. Borst

Wyoming wolf killings highlight divides as packs push into Colorado

Wyoming Public Media / Mountain West News Bureau

November 4, 2022 | W. Walkey

‘Wolves have profound ecological and biological effects’: Supporters say wolf reintroduction is the right call for Colorado

Ski-Hi News

April 22, 2022 | S. Edmondson

Wolves on the landscape: Preparing for the return of a predator

The Telluride Daily Planet and The Norwood Post

March 25, 2022 | L.Vreeland

Opinion | If only city dwellers who love gray wolves knew what it’s like to live among apex predators

The Washington Post

February 17, 2022 | M. Butcher

Restoring Colorado’s wolves

The Telluride Daily Planet and The Norwood Post

January 20, 2022 | L.Vreeland

Why have gray wolves failed to gain a foothold in Colorado? [online]

A hostile country [print edition]

High Country News, The Colorado Sun, Denver 9 News, and Aspen Daily News

September 1, 2021 | 53(9): 30-39 | P. Blankenbuehler

Two dogs rescued from tall cliff on Ute Mountain Ute reservation

The Journal and The Durango Herald

April 30, 2021 | J. Mimiaga

The last great restoration: How Colorado chose to live with wolves

Red Canary Magazine

December 7, 2020 | S. Willoughby

Southwest Colorado ranchers battle drought, development

The Durango Herald and The Journal

October 30, 2020 | E. Hayes

Wolf Man | Election night could be Rob Edward's time to howl

Westword

September 8, 2020 | 44(2):9-14 | S. Marshall

Western Slope prepping for wolves

Aspen Journalism and Craig Daily Press

February 25, 2020 | E. Stewart-Severy

California’s second wolf pack generates conservation thrill and rancher ire

Daily Kos

July 6, 2017 | Anonymous

Stockmanship: Principles, practice & wildlife-rangeland benefits

Stockmanship Journal

July 2016 | 5(2): 22-30 | J. Bussard

Stemming grizzly bloodshed: Keeping the cattle bunched up is being tried in the Upper Green basin

Jackson Hole News & Guide

July 13, 2016 | M. Koshmrl

Stockmanship: Managing rangelands with effective low-stress livestock handling

Stockmanship Journal

July 2015 | 4(2): 8-18 | K. Reeves

In control of the cows

Working Ranch

June 2015 | 10(4): 90-96 | J. Bussard

Better guard dogs may help livestock against big predators

Farm Progress

January 23, 2014 | J. Bussard

Livestock discussion highlights nonlethal predator control

Bozeman Daily Chronicle

October 30, 2013 | L. Lundquist

Herding experiments could aid pastures, predators

Bozeman Daily Chronicle

September 17, 2013 | L. Lundquist

High stock density grazing can help prevent predation losses in livestock

The Stockman GrassFarmer

May 2013 | 13(5): 1,3-4,7 | B. Gillette

Producer profiles: Howell Ranch

The Stockman GrassFarmer

November 2012 | 12(11) | Anonymous

Grassfed production touted at rangeland management conference

Grassfed Gazette

Spring 2010 | Anonymous

Planned grazing and herding for rangeland health

In Practice

September-October 2009 | 128:12 | Anonymous