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The director states he has not personally investigated staff who felt pressured to alter wolf investigation findings.
The Copper Creek wolf pack continues to kill livestock after costing the state more than $400,000 in rancher compensation for 2024 depredations.
Davis would like to pause wolf releases after January to monitor the population, which is expected to be around 40 animals.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis has been uncomfortably in the middle of the controversial voter-approved wolf reintroduction since his first day on the job May 1, 2023, just two days before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the wolf recovery plan.
That fire to his feet has continued to flare, especially over his decision to rerelease the chronic depred