In a mid-March letter, a coalition of ag industry groups requested the suspension of an effort to place a measure on the 2026 ballot to end the state’s wolf reintroduction effort.
The letter was directed to Patrick Davis, one of the representatives of Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy, the group behind the proposed initiative. The ag groups said the effort was initiated without consulting primary stakeholder groups and is at odds with the strategy and policy outcomes the coalition is working on.
“Rather than pushing forward without the support of this coalition, which has significant credibility, influence and outreach across the state, we ask that you allow those of us directly impacted to work through the pathways already in front of us,” the letter read.
The coalition also expressed concern with the ballot measure campaign’s ability to secure the necessary resources to succeed on the ballot. The letter was signed by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, local cattlemen’s groups, more than a dozen county commissioners and others.
