A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release.

A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward in the coming days by denying a request Friday from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay in the predators’ release.

While the lawsuit will continue, Judge Regina Rodriguez’s ruling allows Colorado to proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday. The deadline to put paws on the ground under the voter-approved initiative is December 31.

The lawsuit from the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and The Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association alleges that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately review the potential impacts of Colorado’s plan to release up to 50 wolves in Colorado over the next several years.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Wolves need to be reintroduced in many parts of the U.S. Here in Indiana, hunters have to keep the deer population down and even they can’t do a good enough job. Other states have even bigger problems with feral hogs. Wolves are essentially no threat to humans but there’s always scaremongering.

    Meanwhile, these ranchers are throwing a shit fit about TEN WOLVES.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Yeah. Well, from a time before emojis, sure,

          (Now I feel old. Before emojis, there was the smilie. And the vampire kirby. <(‘, ,’<) )

          • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social
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            11 months ago

            Believe it or not I am old enough to remember them, I am just so old I couldn’t remember wtf smilies were called.😞

            I can probably still send a whole t9 text from my pocket though.🤣

      • otterpop@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Probably not because those won’t affect their bottom line as much. Wolves harass cattle herds and run the weight off of them, requiring more workers to protect the herd and also reducing sale price. With wolves reintroduced, the price of beef will increase.

        That being said, we definitely still should reintroduce them, they have so many positive effects on the environment. Even if not reintroduced, it won’t be long before the wolves in Wyoming start making their way down anyway.