Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists did a field survey of boreal toads, a state endangered species, at Zimmerman Lake, Larimer County, CO. Each toad caught was check for the chytrid fungus, which attacks amphibians by destroying their skin, disrupting their immune systems and causing heart failure as a way to assess the health of the boreal toad population. The biologists collect the toads eggs to be hatched to restock in locations other locations...

Colorado's comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy (CWCS) has assembled for the first time a catalog on the status of our knowledge about native wildlife, most of which are not commonly hunted or fished, the threats to the habitats upon which they depend, and an articulation of strategies that can be employed to lessen those threats. This CWCS reflects the data that currently exist for Colorado species and their habitats, the collective judgment...

The State Publications Library staff compile lists of current state government information that is available in both hard copy and on the Internet. These lists reflect selected titles on popular subjects of interest to the general public in the library collection.

A brief look at Colorado's threatened or endangered mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish.

Life is filled with memories and ill remembered events, and to reawaken, relive, and record them for others is a daunting task that few embark upon. Echoes from the Mountains is an engaging, honest, and humorous portrayal of the challenges, opportunities, and complex issues involved in managing and protecting Colorado wildlife in a career of more than three decades in the Southern Rockies and balancing the often competing interests of people who find...