科罗拉多州对一个多世纪后再引入狼群的投票 得到了1.7M和生境计划的支持
Colorado votes on reintroducing wolverines after over a century, backed by $1.7M and habitat plans.
科罗拉多州将就重新引入狼人的历史计划进行投票, 州公园和野生生物委员会审查牧场主的最终战略和补偿规则。
Colorado is set to vote on a historic plan to reintroduce wolverines, absent for over a century, with the state’s Parks and Wildlife Commission reviewing a final strategy and compensation rules for ranchers.
这项努力得到了170万美元的国家资金和多年规划的支持,旨在将受联邦威胁的物种恢复到西坡高海拔的公共土地上,那里仍然有合适的生境。
The effort, backed by $1.7 million in state funding and years of planning, aims to restore the federally threatened species to high-altitude public lands in the Western Slope, where suitable habitat remains.
最后一次确认的目击是2009年一名男性。
The last confirmed sighting was a male in 2009.
科学家说科罗拉多州可以支持100到180只狼, 有可能使地区人口增加近30%。
Scientists say Colorado could support 100 to 180 wolverines, potentially boosting the regional population by nearly 30%.
该项目由野生生物专家Robert Inman和Jake Ivan牵头,包括将动物安置在国家设施中,并使用分阶段释放,其中潜在的来源是加拿大低海拔人口。
The project, led by wildlife experts Robert Inman and Jake Ivan, includes acclimating animals at a state facility and using phased releases, with potential sources in lower-elevation Canadian populations.
联邦仍有待核准,该倡议是在气候驱动的生境损失中更广泛地推动狼群养护之后提出的。
Federal approval remains pending, and the initiative follows a broader push for wolverine conservation amid climate-driven habitat loss.