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Colorado Parks and Wildlife outlines wildlife trends and management challenges in Jefferson County
Summary
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife district manager told the Jefferson County Open Space Advisory Committee that deer and elk populations are generally healthy but unevenly distributed, chronic wasting disease remains a concern on the Front Range, and wolves introduced to Colorado are beginning to appear near county lines.
Scott Murdoch, district wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told the Jefferson County Open Space Advisory Committee on the evening of the committee’s May meeting that the agency monitors many species in the county and uses hunting, surveys and other indices to guide management.
Murdoch said deer numbers in Jefferson County have been reduced in places "by design" and that managers are trying to move animals away from areas where they cause conflicts. He called chronic wasting disease (CWD) a continuing challenge along the Front Range and said recent data indicate maintaining harvest at about 40% in some herds helps lower prevalence. "Some new data suggests maintaining…
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