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Led ByKen Logan​ ​​Study AreaUncompahgre Plateau Project StatusCompleted Research Objectives To test biological assumptions used by CPW to manage mountain lion populations with recreational hunting. To examine effects of sport-hunting on lion…

CPW website species profile: MooseAfter successful reintroduction efforts,Colorado’s Shiras moose​​population exceeds 2,000 animals statewide. With stable to increasing and spatially expanding populations, moose can now be hunted in the state during…

Led ByEric Bergman Study AreaNorthwest Colorado (Rabbit Ears mountain range); Northeast Colorado (Laramie River drainage); Southwest Colorado (Upper portions of the Rio Grande River and near Lake City) Project StatusCompleted Research…

Led ByJedediah Brodie, Heather ​Johnson (CPW), Michael Mitchell, Peter Zager, Kelly Proffitt, Mark Hebblewhite, Matthew Kauffman, Bruce Johnson, John Bissonette, Chad Bishop (CPW), Justin Gude, Jeff Herbert, Kent Hersey, Mark Hurley, Paul Lukacs,…

Led ByHeather Johnson, Matt Hammond, Patt Dorsey,Kurt VerCauteren (USDA National Wildlife Research Center), Justin Fischer(USDA National Wildlife Research Center), W. David Walter (USDA National Wildlife Research Center), and Charles Anderson (USDA…

CPW website species profile: ElkElkserve as one of Colorado’s most ecologically and economically important mammals. Therefore, it is critical that wildlife managers have the information and tools they need to properly manage elk populations. This…

CPW website species profile: Black bear Black bears are the largest carnivores in the state. Due to environmental changes and residential expansion, encounters and conflict between humans and black bears are increasing in Colorado and across the…

Led ByJake Ivan Study AreaUSFS land in Colorado Project StatusOngoing Research Objectives To assess impacts of common forest management techniques on snowshoe hare density in both lodgepole pine and spruce-fir systems in Colorado. Project…

CPW website species information: Snowshoe HareUnderstanding and monitoring snowshoehare​density in Colorado is important because hares comprise 70% of the diet of the state-endangered, federally threatened Canada lynx. Forest management is an…

Since 1996, millions of acres of Colorado forests have fallen victim to bark beetle infestations. This unusual epidemic has prompted CPW to focus research efforts on how wildlife are responding to these outbreaks. Bark Beetle Research…