More from the Sportsmen's Alliance 4 hours ago Email links in story: "The Humane Society of the United States recently filed a citizen petition to end all recreational trapping in Colorado. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider the petition at the March 17 meeting. The meeting can be streamed on YouTube. “All sportsmen should be concerned by these direct attacks on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation,” said Jacob Hupp associate director of state services at the Sportsmen’s Alliance. “This is the third attempt by HSUS to reverse the very limited ability to trap in the state. Hunters, anglers and trappers must stand together in defense of science-based wildlife management.” #huntervationist #IamtheAlliance #jointhealliance #ProtectYourPassion #PassOnYourPassion #trapping
I currently live trap problem beavers and the CPW relocates them to places where they will be beneficial. If this is enacted, the only recourse is to shoot them. I guess HSUS would like that better?
Sierra Club Colorado Chapter Headwaters Group
Dear Paul,
We have a number of Colorado wildlife action alerts and issues to highlight this month. We hope you’ll feel motivated to take a look and personally support these efforts. Keep an eye on future emails from the Headwaters Group to stay updated.
Photo courtesy of the National Parks Service Colorado’s “Fur-bearers” Need You Now
In 1996, Coloradans voted to ban the trapping of wildlife in Colorado with a few exceptions. Constitutional Amendment 14 banned all wildlife trapping on public land except for scientific research, emergencies and to allow the relocation of wildlife. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has reinterpreted that exception to allow the recreational live capture of numerous animals in “cage” and “box” traps.
Trapping is cruel and indiscriminate, and most Americans abhor this practice. Studies and polls show that the number of Coloradans who disapprove of trapping has increased in recent years. Data from the 2018 America’s Wildlife Values project show that in Colorado, the majority – 84% – want to view wildlife in the future and want wildlife protected over private property rights.
Adding to the abuse, CPW does not adequately regulate trapping or know how many “furbearers” are killed annually, nor does CPW know the health or stability of fur-bearer populations.
Further, many non-target animals, including golden eagles and lynx, are captured in these box traps each year.
Please go to the CPW Commission website to submit comments on this issue.
Written comments must be submitted by noon, MT, on March 12. Submit your written comments using the following email.
Please, Urge the CPW Commission to pass the resolution to end needless trapping in Colorado of bobcats, swift foxes and all other “furbearers” on Colorado’s public lands. Urge them to uphold Amendment 14 to honor the fair and democratic process of the ballot measure, and not disregard the will of the people of our state.
Submit Your Comments! Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Workshop on Wolf Reintroduction
On Wednesday morning Feb 24th, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Commission on Wolf Reintroduction conducted a 3-hour Planning Workshop via Zoom video conferencing.
Public comments were solicited as part of the agenda. If you’d like to view this special Planning Workshop, you can view an archived video record here.
CPW Commission Virtual Meeting - March 17 & 18
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be meeting virtually on March 17-18 to consider a resolution to ban trapping on public lands in Colorado. See our lead story above.
The CPW will definitely be discussing their wolf restoration planning process and there may be an opportunity for additional public comments.
To review the agenda and submit comments before the meeting, please visit the CPW website.
To follow along with the CPW trapping and wolf restoration efforts, stay tuned for more emails like these. An Update on Colorado's Wolves
The reintroduction of grey wolves via Proposition 114 passed last November in Colorado. To keep up with the progress that has happened since then, view this article.
Our Coalition partners at Rocky Mountain Wolf Project (RMWP) need our help to keep the progress in motion.
Email the commissioners and key decision makers, urging them to embrace Governor Polis's vision for welcoming wolves back to Colorado. Use the sample email below as a template and visit this page to copy the email addresses and paste them into the "To" and "CC" fields of your email.
You can view the RMWP email to the CPW here.
Photo courtesy of the Sierra Club
At the Sierra Club, a huge part of our job is staying connected to issues like these.
We hope members will actively support these efforts and thank you for everything you do to protect our wildlife and wild places in Colorado
Stay safe out there!
Kent Abernethy
Sierra Club/Headwaters Group
