Two Colorado ranching organizations have filed a federal lawsuit to stop the state from reintroducing wolves. The lawsuit filed Monday by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and the Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association names the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The ranching organizations claim the government agencies violated the National Environmental Policy Act by not conducting a thorough environmental impact study. They’re asking that the reintroduction of wolves be delayed until that process is complete. But until a ruling is made, CPW is moving full-steam ahead in capturing up to 10 wolves in Oregon to release west of the Continental Divide.
