Over the last 30 years declines in greater sage-grouse populations have occurred across much of their range. Breeding populations had declined by an estimated 17-47% since the mid 1970s, a trend that has paralleled significant changes in the sagebrush habitats essential for the species. The primary factors affecting this change in sagebrush habitats differ by region and state but include changes in fire regime, conversion to cropland and seeded grasslands, wild and domestic ungulates, removal of sagebrush to increase livestock production (mechanical and herbicide methods), range conversion by invasive exotic plant species like cheatgrass, and general anthropocentric encroachment (e.g. excessive hunting, roads, and mineral exploration and extraction). The result of these changes has been a progressive range-wide loss, fragmentation, and degradation of sagebrush habitats.
The original guide, featured western state facilities. The revised guide expands the publication that Colorado Division of Wildlife developed to include blinds from eastern states.--P. 4.
This report explains the Colorado Division of Wildlife outreach efforts with regard to hunter recruitment and retention. It examines the success of a collective effort by the Division, landowners, sportsman's organizations and national partners in improving the current and future hunter recruitment efforts in Colorado.
Hunting and fishing are an important and sizable portion of Colorado's tourism economy. Trip and equipment expenditure estimates for wildlife watching activities away from home rely on much of the same surveys and methodology as the hunting and fishing estimates. However, wildlife watching activities are often bundled with other activities.
