Defenders of Wildlife
10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 10:41
Defenders Responds to Court Decision Dismissing Claims Seeking to Delay Future Gray Wolf Reintroductions
Denver, CO
October 11, 2024
Defenders of Wildlife today received welcome news that the U.S. District Court - District of Colorado issued an order dismissing three claims filed by the Colorado Conservation Alliance seeking to delay future gray wolf reintroductions in Colorado.
"We're very happy to hear of the court's decision today," said Lisa Saltzburg, senior attorney for Defenders of Wildlife. "We look forward to participating in the remaining proceedings and to supporting the state in continuing the successful reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado."
The Colorado Conservation Alliance initially filed on December 14, 2023, asserting two claims, and amended its allegations in March 2024 to add two more. The suit seeks to halt gray wolf reintroductions that would carry out Colorado's voter-mandated wolf restoration. The State filed a motion to dismiss all claims against them. Defenders also moved to dismiss the two claims that CCA had newly added in its March pleading. Today's ruling addressed those motions.
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