Colorado Sen. Jessi Danielson (D) and Rep. Perry Will (R) introduced Joint Resolution 935 in the Colorado General Assembly to protect the state’s wildlife corridors.
The legislation calls for the state to commission a report identifying wildlife corridor benefits and opportunities to reconnect habitat; encourages state agencies to create a plan for improving habitat connectivity for native species; and to establish a working group to develop state policies to protect wildlife corridors.
In 2019, Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed an executive order to protect the big game corridors throughout the state. Conservation groups celebrated the joint resolution.
“Colorado’s iconic wildlife—including moose, elk, deer, and pronghorn, as well as non-game species such as lynx and cutthroat trout—depend on intact seasonal habitats and the migratory routes that connect them,” said Hailey Hawkins of The Endangered Species Coalition. The House and Senate will vote on the resolution within the next month.
