The Colorado governor has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited restoring gray wolves to the landscape unless the state has greater flexibility with management of the animals through a rule in the federal Endangered Species Act.
DENVER — The Colorado governor has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited restoring gray wolves to the landscape unless the state has greater flexibility with management of the animals through a rule in the federal Endangered Species Act , though he said he expects — and supports — that the rule will be in place by the end of the year.
Polis vetoed the bill on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. According to Denver7's news partners at The Denver Post, he had indicated previously that he would veto any potential delays, saying he wanted to honor the will of the voters, who passed Proposition 114 in November 2020 mandating that CPW develop a plan to start reintroducing and managing gray wolves in western Colorado and to take steps to begin reintroductions by Dec. 31, 2023.
"If signed into law, this bill impedes the coordination that has been underway for over two years by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife that includes a one million dollar commitment from the State of Colorado to complete the 10J draft rule and draft environmental impact statement ," the letter continues.
Odell said having the 10 rule in place ahead of restoring wolves to Colorado is important as it allows CPW to take an impact-based management approach, which was recommended by the Stakeholder Advisory Group, which helped mold the wolf plan.
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