Benefits of the Program

Some of these benefits have helped the following:

• Wildlife management has provided for the re-establishment of Colorado’s native species including desert bighorn sheep, shiras moose, mountain goat, peregrin falcon, and cutthroat trout.
• Wildlife management preserves fisheries and the quality and quantity of water.
• Wildlife management is responsible for identification and protection of species which are deemed “of special concern, threatened or endangered.”
• Wildlife management is the arbitrator between private land interests and resources and public interests and resources.
• Wildlife management strives for a balance that benefits public, private and wildlife interests.

How have the benefits of this program helped Colorado wildlife and wildlife management?

• The hunting and fishing license fee system is the primary method of financing wildlife management and protecting the habitat and open space in which the wildlife lives.
• Hunting and fishing are necessary tools in wildlife management for maintaining healthy and diverse populations of wildlife.
• Hunting and fishing instill within individuals a personal accountability for Colorado’s natural resources.