Colorado's 'Born To Be Wild' Wolf License Plate

10/28/2026

The panel discussion on gray wolf restoration in Colorado, at the International Wolf Symposium, featured the , which was developed by the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project to raise funds for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for non-lethal wolf-livestock conflict minimization.

The panel was moderated by Doug Smith, featuring Gary Skiba of RMWP and the San Juan Citizens Alliance (and retired from CPW), Eric Odell, retired from CPW, and Courtney Vail of RMWP.

10/25/2026

We're honored to be at the International Wolf Symposium! Check out our poster presentation on Colorado's , which has raised over $2.8 million for wolf-livestock coexistence!

10/06/2026

Here in Colorado, we're 'Born to be Wild,' in large part because of our public lands, and our wildlife, which belongs to all Coloradans.

Matt Barnes speaks about public lands, wildlife habitat, the license plate, and some of his experiences working to reduce livestock-carnivore conflict in the Northern and Southern Rockies, on the Wolf Connection Podcast.

10/02/2026

Colorado's Stakeholder Advisory Group (ranchers, hunters, conservationists) agreed to the overarching principle that "Nonlethal tools should be explored and encouraged before lethal; lethal management should not generally be a first line of defense." That's the primary principle underlying impact-based management in the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan.

The Plan further states: "There is not a specific definition of a “chronically depredating” pack or wolf. CPW program managers will make the determination as to whether a situation is characterized as chronic depredation on a case-by-case basis."

10/01/2026

GRAY TERRITORY Podcast
Episode 4: SOLUTIONS FOR COEXISTENCE

Out on the range, both old and new tools are being used to minimize wolf-livestock conflict. Many of them are supported by Colorado's 'Born To Be Wild' Wolf License Plate.

Featuring the Colorado Department of Agriculture, VanValkenburg Cattle Co., Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, and Wild Ranch. Produced by The Institute for Science & Policy.

In this episode, we learn about the range of solutions being used on the ground to reduce conflict with wolves -- and each other.

10/01/2026

LAST CHANCE! Ends today, Sunday.
The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project has partnered with FLOAT - For Love Of All Things to offer our Colorado's 'Born To Be Wild' Wolf License Plate shirts and hoodies.
$8 of every shirt goes to support the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and our ongoing work to support people and wolves in Colorado.
Choose from a wide variety of styles and colors. Get yours before they're gone @ http://float.org/rmwp

10/01/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼
𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026



-- Colorado Parks and Wildlife

10/01/2026

The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project (RMWP) welcomes today’s decision by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to temporarily suspend its chronic depredation directive, the policy that guides the lethal removal of gray wolves. CPW will evaluate any future removals case by case, using a very conservative approach through the biological year ending March 31, 2027, and will work with stakeholders to revise the directive by April 1, 2027.

With multiple uncertainties surrounding the wolf program currently, including the inability to source wolves for additional translocations, impacts from disease, high mortality rates from anthropogenic causes, and uncertain pup survival, all indications from the agency point to the potential erosion of progress towards the statutory requirement of a self-sustaining population.

The RMWP also welcomes CPW’s other commitments, including continued nonlethal tools and technical support for producers, timely compensation for verified losses, and continued exploration of future translocations. We look forward to engaging in the stakeholder process and pledge to work alongside ranchers, CPW, and partners to foster a landscape where both ranches and a healthy wolf population thrive.

For more, see the press release on our website. Links in comments.

09/10/2026

NEW MERCH ALERT!
For a limited time, the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project has partnered with FLOAT to launch our Colorado's 'Born To Be Wild' Wolf License Plate shirts and hoodies.
$8 of every shirt goes to support the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and our ongoing work to support people and wolves in Colorado.
Choose from a wide variety of styles and colors. Get yours before they're gone @ http://float.org/rmwp

09/10/2026

"The people of Colorado have stepped to the plate by purchasing Colorado's 'Born To Be Wild' Wolf License Plate in droves. They know that conflict prevention, including diversionary feeding, is the path forward, and they are paying for that path to the tune of millions of dollars per year. Colorado Parks and Wildlife needs to take stock and make some changes, or they risk violating their legal duty to establish a self-sustaining population of wolves."
--Rob Edward, President, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project