Wolves are set to make a return to the state of Colorado by the end of this year (if officials can find any, that is) and now Colorado Parks and Wildlife is considering another carnivorous mammal to reintroduce – wolverines.
The proposal to reintroduce wolverines to the state is nothing new; in fact, the 1999 lynx reintroduction was originally intended to include wolverines, but that part of the plan never made it to the docket. Wolverines are not currently listed as an endangered species, though there are only 300 - 400 of them remaining in the lower 48 states and lobbyists have long pushed for them to be designated as endangered. For this reason, an official from CPW recently told CBS News that the department is considering bringing a small number of them (100 - 150) back to Colorado, helping to restore the state's natural ecosystem.
