TAKE ACTION!
Report
Highlights deer, pronghorn declines in
Colorado, Wyoming
The
Issue: Data over 30 years show growing
demands on landscape
correspond with drop in herd numbers. A new
report by the National
Wildlife Federation shows mule deer and
pronghorn populations are
declining in an area straddling the
Wyoming-Colorado border as demands
on the landscape increase. NWF in concert with
the Wyoming Wildlife
Federation will host a series of public forums
to present and discuss
the findings of this report.
Background:
Veteran wildlife biologists John Ellenberger
and Gene Byrne have
analyzed data from the Colorado and Wyoming
state wildlife agencies and
found the number of mule deer and pronghorns
has dropped over the last
30 years.
These
meetings are intended to stimulate discussions
about the future of
wildlife in the area reviewed in the report.
"Population Status and
Trends of Big Game along the Colorado/Wyoming
State Line." The long-term
viability of the herds that are key to the
area's hunting, recreation
and cultural heritage could be jeopardized
without a comprehensive
approach to planning on and management of
public lands, the report says.
As animal num
bers
have declined, so has their ability to rebound
from such cyclical
pressures as drought and disease, the report
says. The biologists are
concerned that expected increases in energy
development - wind, oil,
natural gas - will further tax the herds'
ability to recover. Federal
and state officials need to address the
landscape-wide impacts on the
habitat crucial to the continued vitality of
wildlife, the report urges.
The study area is roughly bounded by Interstate 80, the Green River, U.S. 40, Laramie, Wyoming, and Walden, Colorado. The report's executive summary can be found on Our Public Lands at http://www.ourpubliclands.org/.
What Can You Do? Attend a meeting! All meetings are from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. Please join us in:
Laramie - Tuesday Sept 13 - Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center at UW Room 138
Saratoga - Wednesday Sept 14 - Saratoga Community Center
Rock Springs - Thursday Sept 15 - Western Wyoming Community College Room 1309
As animal num
The study area is roughly bounded by Interstate 80, the Green River, U.S. 40, Laramie, Wyoming, and Walden, Colorado. The report's executive summary can be found on Our Public Lands at http://www.ourpubliclands.org/.
What Can You Do? Attend a meeting! All meetings are from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. Please join us in:
Laramie - Tuesday Sept 13 - Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center at UW Room 138
Saratoga - Wednesday Sept 14 - Saratoga Community Center
Rock Springs - Thursday Sept 15 - Western Wyoming Community College Room 1309
Make Your Voice
Heard!