{"id":21384,"date":"2025-07-17T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/are-you-a-rancher-with-questions-about-recent-wolf-sightings\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:06:08","slug":"are-you-a-rancher-with-questions-about-recent-wolf-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/are-you-a-rancher-with-questions-about-recent-wolf-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a rancher with questions about recent wolf sightings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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FILE \u2013 This Jan. 24, 2025 file image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows a Mexican gray wolf in the wild that was monitored as part of a population survey in eastern Arizona. (Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP File)<\/span>(Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP File)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Gray wolf activity was detected in La Plata County earlier this year \u2013 the first time since their reintroduction to Colorado in 2023.<\/p>\n

To address questions from local ranchers about wolf activity in the area, the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen\u2019s Association and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host an informational meeting Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t had wolves in this part of the world for a long time. Now we have a new apex predator coming in,\u201d said Wayne Jefferies, president of the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n

It poses a serious concern to the agricultural community, and cattle ranchers with grazing permits on Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management land will likely be among the first affected, Jefferies said.<\/p>\n

Especially since there are four mother wolves along the Colorado-Wyoming border that have recently had litters of four to six pups each, he added.<\/p>\n

Gray wolves have been known to travel south from Wyoming onto Colorado\u2019s Western Slope, and the potential addition of up to 16 untagged, and therefore untraceable, predators compounds ranchers\u2019 concerns, Jefferies said.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s meeting will include an update on Colorado\u2019s wolf management plan and CPW\u2019s loss-minimization plan, as well as information regarding the compensation for ranchers who suffer wolf-related losses.<\/p>\n

Following the presentation, there will be a brief question-and-answer session.<\/p>\n

Jefferies said developing and maintaining the relationship between the ranching community and CPW is critical. The meeting is a way to make those connections and stay on top of any changes to management or mitigation plans and potential issues.<\/p>\n

The informational meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building.<\/p>\n

jbowman@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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