Madison suggested that the five counties on the Western Slope in which voters did approve Proposition 114 be designated by the CPWC as the areas into which wolves would be released.
“Pueblo County cattlemen and their ranching families are part of a $3.4 billion state industry, with a $40B economic impact, accounting for 10% of the state’s total export sales,” the commissioners said in their own proclamation declaring March 20 as “Cattlemen’s Day.”
In response, meat-centric events are being organized throughout the state, while rural counties are banding together to turn March 20 into a celebration of Colorado livestock and agriculture instead.
Reduced demand from severely restricted restaurants and slaughtering plant shutdowns have caused prices offered to livestock growers to plummet, and many farmers and ranchers are facing economic ruin.
According to the plaintiffs in the suit, Boulder County purchased the property under false pretenses.
There has never been enough water, and never will be, which is why western water “battles” will never end.
Either other CPW programs will be shorted or livestock owners will get nothing for their losses, as before introduction even begins there is no extra money “available” in the wildlife cash fund to pay for loss claims.
SGC agreed to pay the Navajo Nation $10 million and New Mexico $11 million to dispose of all claims against the company and its parent companies Kinross Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Colorado has at least 2.5 million acres of trees that are ready to burn thanks to insects, disease and lack of management.
This governor’s disdain for agriculture and rural Colorado was evident – as was expected – by the absence of any aid those outside of the I-25 corridor
“It is unfair to our Western Slope neighbors to be dropping a very aggressive pack hunter, an apex predator, into that backyard,” said Harvey.
Let’s never forget the wisdom of ecologist Aldo Leopold: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
