Bennet Signals Support for Suspending Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Program

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for governor, told a newspaper this month that he favors suspending Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, though he sounded less certain in another interview a few days later.

“I think it’s right to suspend it for now and to try to see whether there’s any way to get back to a place where we’re implementing the original plan with fidelity,” he told the Durango Herald’s editorial board on Feb. 13. “But if we’re not able to implement with fidelity, then we shouldn’t continue.”

Just three days later, Bennet appeared a little less certain in an interview with the

Steamboat Pilot.

“Asked about the reintroduction of wolves — one of the most contentious issues in Northwest Colorado — Bennet wouldn’t answer with a simple yes or no,” the Steamboat Pilot reported on Feb. 16.

Bennet told the Pilot he met with Routt County ranchers and that the state had not followed the process well.

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