[Opinion] Colorado’s reintroduction of wolverines is based on science not the ballot box biology that got us wolves (Opinion)

Colorado’s reintroduction of wolverines is based on science not the ballot box biology that got us wolves (Opinion)

Earlier this month, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released the Colorado Wolverine Restoration Plan, one of the final steps required by law to reestablish a wolverine population in the state. It’s a case study in how best to restore a native species that’s been gone for a century. Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state. C…