"Restoration of Gray Wolves" initiative in CO

[perkinswp]

If they really want to reintroduce them then a simple protection will suffice, then nature will take care of itself.

Montana could send some wolves and grizzlies to California for you if that would help

 

[Hespco]

A profound ignorance by those who want this introduction of the wolf. Mainly city dwellers who do not have to deal with the realities of this animal. Why not make the introduction of these wolf's start in the city boundaries of Denver where the true viciousness of the "wild " wolf can be observed first hand by those who voted it in. Live with these animals & git a real life understanding not some Disney type portrait of what you see on TV.

 

[marvee]

Not sure if this is the best place to post this but, wanted to give CO residents a heads up on one of the initiatives that will be on the 2020 ballot.

"Restoration of Gray Wolves" Initiative Qualifies For 2020 Ballot
The Elections Division at the Colorado Secretary of State's office announced today that Proposed Initiative 107 ("Restoration of Gray Wolves") has qualified for the 2020 General Election ballot.

The "Restoration of Gray Wolves" Initiative is a statewide initiative and therefore requires at least 5% of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for the office of secretary of state at the previous general election, which in this case is 124,632. This requirement is outlined by Article V, Section 1 (3) of the Colorado constitution. After reviewing a 5% sample of the 215,370 submitted signatures, the projected number of valid signatures is greater than 110% of the total number required.

Random Sample Verification Summary:

Total number of qualified signatures submitted - 215,370
5% of qualified signatures submitted (random sample) - 10,769
Total number of entries accepted (valid) from the random sample - 6,967
Total number of the entries rejected (invalid) from the random sample - 3,802
Number of projected valid signatures from the random sample - 139,333
Total number of signatures required for placement on ballot - 124,632
Projected percentage of required valid signatures - 111.80%

The Calculation of Sufficiency is available here. The text of the "Restoration of Gray Wolves" Initiative is available here. A record of all accepted and rejected signatures, including reasons for each rejection is on file with the Secretary of State.
The other initiatives approved for the 2020 ballot at this time are Senate Bill 19-042 National Popular Vote Referendum and Initiative 76 ("Citizen Qualification of Electors").

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver CO 80290
www.sos.state.co.us |

 

[Fedwell]

Personaly , I think they should Turn them Lose in down town DENVER We don't want Them in the Woods

 

[Fedwell]

A profound ignorance by those who want this introduction of the wolf. Mainly city dwellers who do not have to deal with the realities of this animal. Why not make the introduction of these wolf's start in the city boundaries of Denver where the true viciousness of the "wild " wolf can be observed first hand by those who voted it in. Live with these animals & git a real life understanding not some Disney type portrait of what you see on TV.

My thoughts exactly

 

[IllinoisBurt]

All I can say is this is being passed by folks in Denver and Boulder, yet it's only to put wolves on the other side of the mountains. Hmm. Last I heard the places that needed some predators to do thinning was Rocky Mountain Natl Park. Now why wouldn't these caring folks work to bring natural balance back to their neighborhood first before messing with other people's home and lands? Wonder, wonder...

 

[marvee]

Initiatives could be good but usually a way to get something passed with bad information. Get everybody on board either for or against in a short order only to deceive the voter by thinking they voted right way with information at hand and not reviewed long enough. Idaho is trying to get a law passed this session to eliminate initiatives. I believe there are only 4 states that have them. And your wolves are already there, this a smoke screen to let people know how fast and successful they made it. This group of people have done this everywhere Idaho included.

 

[Shadowwalker]

Good God people it's simple math......E

 

[Shadowwalker]

ve one calf

It's worked great up here in Idaho
Good luck

It is simple math people wake up....elk have one calf per year wolves have 8. For those of you that can't understand this it means the new born elk calf has 8 wolves ready to eat it........good God people get a grip. I am stupid and I can figure this out.

 

[26Reload]

Yeah....by viewing wolves on the Disney channel everything needed to know about wolves is known..the number one thing they learn....

Wolves on Disney channel NEVER EAT.......

 

[joseph singleton]

A profound ignorance by those who want this introduction of the wolf. Mainly city dwellers who do not have to deal with the realities of this animal. Why not make the introduction of these wolf's start in the city boundaries of Denver where the true viciousness of the "wild " wolf can be observed first hand by those who voted it in. Live with these animals & git a real life understanding not some Disney type portrait of what you see on TV.

AMEN,got my VOTE

 

[Mackinaw BOB]

It's a process. Put the hunting guides out of business. Then the state looses millions of dollars from lose of out of state hunters. Then they sell some of the land to developers to retrieve some of there lost revenue and before you know it there is a sub division there. It's definitely a numbers game, just not the kind of numbers we hunters are looking for. I'm sorry this is happening there

 

[kamml53]

When your Elk numbers fall then there is no longer an argument or basis for conservation hunting. Guess what the next move might be?

 

[Nimrodmar10]

This is not about the wolves. This is about ending hunting.