DENVER — The Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association and Colorado Cattlemen's Association dismissed their own lawsuit against the state and federal governments regarding wolves, according to court documents filed Friday.
They dismissed their lawsuit "with prejudice," which means they cannot re-file. The groups, however, could file a new lawsuit with new claims in the future, 9NEWS legal analyst Scott Robinson said.
The organizations filed their lawsuit last week arguing the federal government did not properly follow the law. It also asked a judge to stop Colorado from trying to capture and release wolves until the lawsuit got resolved. The judge denied that request, and the state reintroduced five wolves in Grand County this week.
CPW announced Friday afternoon that five other wolves had been released in Summit and Grand counties. Four of the new wolves in Colorado are male, and the other six are female.
The agency said they planned to release five additional wolves by March. That would bring the total released in Colorado to 15.
Oregon gave Colorado permission to capture up to 10 wolves.
Read the court filing here:
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