Messing around with the natural order of things rarely ends well. You would think humans would have learned from mistakes like the introduction of starlings and English sparrows into the United States or rabbits and cane toads in Australia; examples abound. But the state of Colorado, thanks to a ballot initiative largely supported by people who live in the Denver-Boulder Axis, in 2023 began the reintroduction of wolves into the Centennial State, and now that state’s ranchers are paying for it.
Farrell and other ranchers on Colorado’s Western Slope feel their way of life has been threatened after wildlife officials began a voter-mandated reintroduction of gray wolves in late 2023. Now, they’re hoping the Trump administration will intervene on their behalf.
It’s unclear what Washington can do about this; even if the Trump administration delisted the gray wolf…
