Colorado Anti’s at it Again

[Maxhunter]

The antis are now proposing to officially wrest wildlife control authority from the CPW.
They have submitted a ballot measure with the following goals:

"Establish an independent Wildlife & Ecosystem Conservation Commission (WECC) to oversee species protection while working in collaboration with existing federal and state agencies (e.g., Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)). ? Ensure continuity of wildlife protections by granting WECC the authority to assume CPW's and other state conservation agencies' responsibilities if they are defunded, disbanded, or rendered nonfunctional due to legislative action or budgetary cuts. ? Create a Colorado Wildlife Corridor Network to connect fragmented habitats without conflicting with existing state-led conservation initiatives. ? Strengthen protections for keystone species and ecosystems critical to biodiversity while allowing for practical mitigation measures for industries. ? Enforce violations with strict penalties, independent oversight, and a self-sustaining funding mechanism without imposing unfunded mandates on landowners."

Hopefully, sportsman organizations get on top of this early.

Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation Commission | Colorado General Assembly

leg.colorado.gov

 

[JimP]

The way that I see it the problem is outside groups that think because of the high liberal leaning population of Colorado that they can get these things to be voted in. Much like the wolf campaign, it was all outside groups that pushed it.

This also appears quite a bit like the initiative that was on the ballot last year that got shot down, I believe.