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About the Alliance
The Colorado Wildlife Alliance is comprised of volunteers from all walks of life and all corners of Colorado. We are united in our passion for wildlife and our vision of wild animals being managed for healthy ecosystems. To achieve this goal we work within the current wildlife governance framework to advocate for wildlife-friendly laws and policies, and within our communities to facilitate wildlife coexistence. We believe that wildlife should be managed for wildlife. If you agree, we hope you will join the Colorado Wildlife Alliance today.
COLORADO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Did you know that right now Colorado's wild animals are managed specifically for special interest groups, not for their own health or ecosystem benefits? Policy recommendations, while informed by science, are based on human needs and interests.
Often, decision-making bodies will disproportionately weigh the desires of traditional human stakeholders, like folks who buy hunting and fishing licenses or outfitters and livestock producers, over non-consumptive use groups and ecosystem health.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meets regularly to make important decisions about wildlife. Your voice is essential at these meetings to ensure the best outcome for wild animals.
Colorado Wildlife Coexistence
From bear awareness campaigns to prairie dog relocation, learn how you can take steps to facilitate wildlife coexistence in your community.
Colorado State Legislature
Wildlife bills are introduced by elected officials during legislative session where they can become law. The legislature also confirms Parks & Wildlife Commissioners and sets the state budget.
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 21-22
CPW Commission Meeting
8:30 a.m.- 3:45 p.m.
320 Central Main St.
Pueblo, CO 81003
Join CWA as we advocate for specific policy reforms through the CPW Commission. Contact Mark Surls regarding accomodations for the meeting. msurls@projectcoyote.org
Wildlife Wire Podcast
Episode 10, Wild horses with Scott Wilson
Join Mark and Sam for the top four news stories of the week including:
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River otters can be trapped for damage in Wyoming
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Wally the beaver saved by advocates
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Travel to the Savannah Wildlife Refuge
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Wolf pups could be on the way in Colorado
Then, Scott Wilson, Wild Horse Photojournalist and 2022 Sony World Photography Awards Winner joins the pod to discuss wild horses, how we "manage" them, sterilization solutions, and how you can get involved in wild horse solutions.
Episode 8, Wolves and War with Nat Geo photographer Jad Davenport
Join Mark and Sam for the top four wildlife news stories of the week, including:
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Mysterious illness is sickening Florida Panthers
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Wildlife crossings for red wolves
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DOGE goes after the NPS
Then, Jad Davenport talks about his storied career, from local foxes to war zones, and photographing wolves and polar bears with Nat Geo.
Episode 7, Wildlife management language with Mandy Culbertson of Wildlife for All
In this episode, Mark and Sam bring you the top 4 wildlife news stories. Then, Mandy Culbertson, communications director for Wildlife for All, joins the pod to discuss why the language we use when discussing wildlife "management" matters.
Frequently, wildlife managers sanitize language when discussing wild animals and during this episode we discuss frequently used words and what we should use instead to shift the narrative around wild animals.
Episode 6, "Preventative" lethal control and Northern Rockies wolves with Carter Niemeyer
In this episode, Mark and Sam bring you the top 3 wildlife news stories. Then, Carter Niemeyer joins the pod for an eye opening conversation. From his early years as a paid government trapper to his leadership in Yellowstone wolf reintroduction, Carter Niemeyer reveals how the government kills wild animals for livestock producers and how he turned from a trapper - a killer - into a champion of wolves. Carter's new book, "The Other Ten Wolves: A Yellowstone Backstory" is coming to brick and mortar and online bookstores soon!
Episode 5, Challenges facing mountain lions in America and how you can help with R. Brent Lyles
In this episode, Mark and Sam bring you the top 4 wildlife news stories making waves across the United States. Then, an interview with R. Brent Lyles, executive director of the Mountain Lion Foundation. Brent discusses the biggest threats facing mountain lions in America today and how we can work together to help the species thrive.
Episode 4, Animal Interactions with Wildlife Photographer & Biologist Dr. Larry Taylor
Top 4 news stories and a discussion with Dr. Larry Taylor, a wildlife biologist, paleontologist, and talented wildlife photographer. During the week, Dr. Taylor is a biology professor, but he also spends more than 100 days each year photographing Yellowstone's wildlife.
Episode 3, Science and Wildlife Values with Gary Skiba
Mark and Sam discuss the top four wildlife stories in the United States this week and are joined by wildlife biologist Gary Skiba of the San Juan Citizens Alliance to discuss his career as an agency wildlife biologist (including bighorn sheep!) and the politics of becoming a Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioner.
