Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan

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This video provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows wolves being released in Grand County on Dec. 18. • • Wildlife officials released five gray wolves into a remote forest in Colorado's Rocky Mountains on Monday to kick off a voter-approved reintroduction program that was embraced in the state's mostly Democratic urban corridor but staunchly opposed in conservative rural areas where ranchers worry about attacks on livestock. • • The wolves were set free from crates in a Grand County location that state officials kept undisclosed to protect the predators. • • It marked the start of the most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades and a sharp departure from aggressive efforts by Republican-led states to cull wolf packs. A judge on Friday night had denied a request from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay to the release. • • Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/life/an... • ----- • More local videos here: / @9news • Subscribe to NEXT: / @nexton9news • • Stay connected: • 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ • Facebook: / ilike9news • Twitter: / 9news • Instagram: / 9newsdenver • Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ • Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email • • 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.

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