WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO MEET WITH COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND FINALIZE FALCONRY REGULATIONS
WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO MEET WITH COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND FINALIZE FALCONRY REGULATIONS
DENVER, Colo. –The Colorado Wildlife Commission will finalize falconry regulations and review draft regulations pertaining to Division of Wildlife properties at its regular meeting on Thursday, March 11 in Denver.
The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hunter Education Building at Division of Wildlife Headquarters, 6060 Broadway Denver.
The modification of falconry regulations began in October of 2008 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published revised federal regulations related to the possession of raptors associated with the practice of falconry. The Commission opted to review the regulations in order to ensure compliance between state and federal regulations, and to address internal and stakeholder issues associated with the practice of falconry. Division of Wildlife staff has conducted extensive outreach and public involvement with falconers. The final regulations to be approved by the Commission are a significant liberalization of regulations governing the practice of falconry in Colorado.
The Commission will also review draft regulations pertaining to the annual review of Division property regulations. This is the second step in the Commission’s "three-step process.”" Proposed changes include: prohibiting the launching of aircraft on all state wildlife areas, modifying regulations for properties managed with the Division’s hunting reservation system and extending closing dates on various state trust lands until May 31 annually to allow for spring turkey hunting. The Commission will approve the final version of these regulations at its May meeting.
The Commission will honor Sigrid Ueblacker, founder of the Birds of Prey Foundation, who recently passed away. The Birds of Prey Foundation has taken in more than 10,000 injured raptors since she founded the foundation in 1984.
The Commission will meet with the Colorado Water Conservation Board from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to discuss topics of mutual interest.
Constituents can listen to Commission meetings and workshops through the DOW’s Web site. This opportunity is provided to keep constituents better informed about the development of regulations by the Commission and how they and the DOW staff are resolving issues facing Colorado’s wildlife.
People can listen to live audio feeds of the meetings by clicking on the "listen to audio" link on the "Wildlife Commission" Web page during the meeting. Broadcasts are only available during the meeting.
To view the entire agenda for the March Commission Meeting, please visit: http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeCommission/
The Colorado Wildlife Commission is an 11-member board appointed by the governor. The Commission sets Division of Wildlife regulations and policies for hunting, fishing, watchable wildlife, nongame, threatened and endangered species. The Commission also oversees Division of Wildlife land purchases and property regulations.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
