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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jesse Bedayn

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

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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.

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