Depending on who’s talking, Colorado’s wolves are an existential threat to ranching, an imperiled native species crucial to a healthy ecosystem, a ruthless predator that kills for sport or a beautiful species that enriches lives.

Coloradans who are not happy with the wolf reintroduction plan are trying a new tactic, one that has the potential to change the course of the wildlife landscape: another popular vote.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff started capturing a second round of gray wolves on Friday to be released in Colorado in the coming weeks.