Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is attempting to kill another member of the Copper Creek wolf family—a resilient, intelligent and tightly bonded group who have already endured enough: the illegal shooting of their father, forced captivity, family separation and translocation.

You can help protect Colorado’s wolves by calling and emailing Governor Polis’ office, Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director, Dan Gibbs, and CPW Commissioners:

(303-866-2885) (governorpolis@state.co.us)

(303-866-3311) (Dan.Gibbs@state.co.us)

(dnr_cpwcommission@state.co.us)

Tell them not to kill another member of the Copper Creek Wolf family. Colorado voters chose wolf restoration. State leaders need to honor that choice and create an ethical path forward by giving these wolves the protection they need and deserve.

CPW’s reckless decision violates its own policy. Only one confirmed depredation has occurred since May 24. But their own guidelines require three confirmed depredation events within 30 days—plus evidence that nonlethal methods were implemented—before considering killing. None of this has happened. And nonlethal methods are far from being exhausted. Yet they’re targeting this family again.

This dangerous shift caters to the meat industry, which profits from the exploitation of cattle and sheep and wild animals. These wolves are not the problem—and they must not be scapegoated for unverified claims of cattle losses by ranchers.

Demand a full suspension of the killing and immediate prioritization of nonlethal, nonviolent coexistence. These wolves belong to Colorado’s wild landscapes—not on any kill list.

The Copper Creek pack is historic: the first family formed from reintroduced wolves. After her partner was shot last year, the matriarch rebuilt her family and gave birth again this spring. This wolf family deserves to live and thrive—not be hunted down for trying to survive.

Killing wolves fragments families, escalates conflicts and undermines every effort to restore balance to Colorado’s ecosystems. Science backs this up. So does basic decency.