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The CPW Mammals Research section was established in 1961 with a goal of conducting quality research to provide reliable and current information for wildlife management and conservation that continues to this day. Their research focuses on Colorado’s wild mammals and their habitats in a constantly changing and increasingly human-dominated landscape. This research helps to ensure that functional ecosystems continue to exist to benefit current and future citizens of Colorado and the nation.

Mammals research at Colorado Parks and Wildlife is disseminated through journals and reports, news releases, the CPW website, video, brochures, and fact sheets, etc. 

The CPW Research Library organizes and makes available much of the mammals research at CPW. The library's databases and e-journals support agency research. For more information on library resources see Mammals Research @ CPW Library.

History

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Mammals section was a big game research section with a primary focus towards deer, elk, antelope and bighorn sheep and these species respective range-habitat issues. Reflecting broadening agency responsibilities, the spectrum of the section in the early 1980s widened to include large carnivores and threatened species. During this time, the section's size of staff and diversity of projects necessitated two research leaders to oversee Cervid and Non-Cervid research programs within the Mammals section. In the 1990s, the section returned to having one research leader.

Over the decades, much of the research conducted by the Mammals Research section was funded by federal aid through wildlife restoration Pittman-Robertson Funds and CPW game cash funds. More recently, funding also includes donations from Great Outdoors Colorado, the private business sector and private individuals through agency-sponsored programs. 

​Former Research Leaders

• Chad Bishop 2009-2012
• Dave Freddy 2005-2008
• Gary Miller 2001-2004
• Bruce Gill 1974-2001
• Len Carpenter 1981-1989
• Hal Swope 1969-1974
• Jack Grieb 1967-1968
• Dick Denny 1965-1966

Former Researchers

• Bill Adrian
• Allan Anderson
• Bert Baker
• Dan Baker
• Dick Bartmann
• George Bear
• Tom Beck
• Eric Bergman
• Chad Bishop
• Dave Bowden – CSU Biometrician, Contract
• Ray Boyd
• Len Carpenter
• Dave Freddy
• Bruce Gill
• Dale Hibbs
• Tom Hobbs
• Heather Johnson
• Bob Keiss
• Ron Kufeld
• Ken Logan
• Bill McKean
• Dean Medin
• Mike Miller
• Tom Pojar
• Dale Reed
• Larry Roper
• Bill Rutherford
• Harold Shepherd
• Don Smith
• Gary White – CSU Biometrician/Ecologist, Contract
• Margaret Wild
• Lisa Wolfe
• Tom Woodard

CPW’s Library Catalog, EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), offers a “Google-like" search experience of library resources including print books and journals, digitized CPW content, databases, and e-journals.​

In EBSCO, find additional resources in the pull-down menus including:

• Journal/Database Finder: Use to search CPW e-journal holdings. Shows dates of coverage, link takes you to journal homepage. Select Browse Databases (upper right) for a listing of databases; click on database title for access link and listing of CPW holdings.
• Supplemental Sources: Access resources not included in EBSCO such as ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Birds of the World, Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, and more. ​
• Request Library Card: Login required to access subscription resources such as e-journals. CPW employees can submit this form to request their library number. 

COLLECTIONS

CPW Research Library: Print collection, housed in the Fort Collins office, of over 15,000 monographs, theses, journals, and agency publications. Many of the agency publications have been digitized. Print materials are available for check-out to CPW staff. If a digital copy is available, the catalog record will contain the link. Digital items are available to all.

CPW Digital Collections: A growing repository of digital agency publications, grouped in collections for easy access. Collections include CPW Research Series, Regulation Brochures, Annual Reports, Fact Sheets, Researcher Bios/Publications and much more! Our digital collections can also be found in the Plains to Peaks Collective and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

E-Journals and Databases: Search for journal articles using EBSCO Discovery. Use Journal/Database Finder to search for specific journal or database titles. Supplemental Sources lists non-EBSCO research sources. Many of the journals and databases are subscription and require a CPW library account, only available to CPW staff.

SEARCH TIPS

The EDS Quick Start Guide offers How-To Information on searching, applying filters, saving searches, creating alerts, etc.

Our EDS catalog indexes thousands of journals and other sources. To limit to the CPW Research Library collection use the CPW library collection only filter. To limit to the CPW Digital Collections use the CPW Digital Collections only filter. (Do not apply both filters at once). Other filters include Linked Full Text, Peer Reviewed, and Publication Date.

 ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The Research Library was created in the late 1960s to provide support primarily to the wildlife research sections. The Research Library evolved to serve the broader information management needs of CPW staff. Library collections are focused on wildlife ecology and associated ecological information and CPW public historical records such as Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting agendas and minutes.

• A Brief History of the Agency – through the library collection
• Strategic Plan
• Collection Development Policy​

Questions?

Please contact the Research Librarian, Karen Hertel