Wet Mountains meetings
Management plans for deer and elk in the Wet Mountains will be the subject of public meetings. The discussions will be centered around game management units 69, 84, 86, 691 and 861. Colorado Division of Wildlife officials will conduct the meetings July 13 at Custer County High School in Westcliffe and July 14 at the fire station in Rye, both from 7-9 p.m.
Tabs on bears
A joint study among the Division of Wildlife, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University will investigate the behavior of black bears in the Roaring Fork Valley.
The study, which involves fitting 15 bears with global positioning collars during the first year, is intended to better understand the interaction with humans in urban areas. The Roaring Fork Valley, with intense residential development in recent years, has been a center of bear conflicts.
Tabs on moose
Colorado wildlife officials want to enlist public help in reporting sightings of moose in the southern and central mountains and in the Grand Mesa area. Anyone who sees moose is urged to report the location along with numbers of animals, sex, whether adults or juveniles and whether they have radio collars or ear tags. Notify Division of Wildlife offices in Grand Junction, 970-255-6100; Monte Vista, 719-587-6900; Gunnison, 970-641-7060; Montrose, 970-252-6000; or Durango, 970-247-0855.
Utah wolves
Echoing a move taken last month in Colorado, the Utah Department of Natural Resources on June 9 approved a management plan to facilitate a return of wolves to the state.
The plan established a system of accommodating these free-roaming predators and dealing with wolves that kill or harass livestock and compensation for such events.
