Since voters approved the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado in 2023, it's led to a firestorm of controversy. In addition to wolves killing livestock, the program itself has cost taxpayers $3.5 million -- nearly four times what voters were told it would cost.

Democratic state Sen. Dylan Roberts CBS

Democratic state Sen. Dylan Roberts says it's time to temporarily put the brakes on the program.

"Bringing in new wolves will only make those costs continue to grow because new wolves mean more resources needed for conflict minimization, more payments to ranchers for losing livestock," Roberts told CBS Colorado.

Roberts -- whose district has been especially impacted by wolves -- is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers sponsoring a bill that would prevent the state from bringing

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