The Wolf Reintroduction Program has been a disaster.
The cost to taxpayers is double what voters were told it would be when it was approved in 2020 and livestock are being killed as ranchers lose their livelihood.
And to add insult to injury, Governor Jared Polis recently blamed ranchers for the high cost of the program!
Unfortunately, Jared’s anti-rancher attitude is not surprising.
His husband, a vegan, has been a vocal critic of ranching, even getting into arguments on Facebook with local ranchers.
And of course Jared was promoting “fake meat,” even claiming that the future will be “fewer meats and more profits.”
Links from Video:
2020 Election Results, Proposition 114 was the Wolf Vote: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/general/amendProp.html
Denver Post: How much has Colorado’s wolf reintroduction cost? https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/02/colorado-wolf-reintroduction-costs/
Tri-State Livestock News: Colorado governor blames ranchers for high cost of wolf restoration https://www.tsln.com/news/colorado-governor-blames-ranchers-for-high-cost-of-wolf-restoration/
Denver Post: Colorado asked 4 states to share their gray wolves. So far, it’s received 3 maybes and a hell no. https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/12/colorado-wolf-reintroduction-donor/
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Confirmed Wolf Depredation and Map: https://cpw.state.co.us/wolf-depredation
Post Independent: Colorado’s first gentleman disappears from social media following heated wolf debate https://www.postindependent.com/news/colorado-wolves-marlon-reis-governor-polis-social/
The Fence Post: Reis wrongly refers to reporter’s wolf story as an op-ed https://www.thefencepost.com/news/reis-wrongly-refers-to-reporters-wolf-story-as-an-op-ed/
Mercy For Animals: Colorado Governor Says He Sees a Future With “Fewer Meats and More Profits” https://mercyforanimals.org/blog/colorado-governor-says-he-sees-a-future-with/
Colorado Politics: Polis makes pitch for meatless options in Colorado ag https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/polis-makes-pitch-for-meatless-options-in-colorado-ag/article_342a2ea0-bf00-11e9-9240-e7fe9076d826.html
Colorado Politics: Livestock groups plead with Canadian government to halt wolf relocation to Colorado https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-wolf-translocation-controversy/article_2eb6c18a-acf4-11ef-88f6-d7292bd20747.html
