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Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) was proud to host a press event on May 13 celebrating the completion of Colorado’s updated State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) alongside our partners at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the National Wildlife Federation and the Colorado Wildlife Federation (CWF).
The State Wildlife Action Plan is a comprehensive, science-based roadmap that will guide Colorado’s wildlife conservation priorities for the next decade. The plan evaluates the status of wildlife populations and habitats across the state and identifies strategies to help conserve more than 612 at-risk native species before they require more intensive protections.
During the event, CPW Director, Laura Clellan, DZCA’s Chief Conservation Office, Brian Aucone, and CWF’S Board Chair, Tim Emery, shared how the plan will help strengthen partnerships, inform conservation decisions and support proactive efforts to protect Colorado’s wildlife and wild places. Guests also had the opportunity to meet several DZCA Animal Ambassadors representing their native counterparts—including a boreal toad, ornate box turtle, red-tailed hawk and skunk—each representing conservation success stories and the importance of collaborative conservation.
While the SWAP provides a vision for the future, conservation happens through action. DZCA is already working to conserve several species featured in the plan through our Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Field Conservation Programs. These efforts include restoring boreal toad populations, surveying American pika and protecting bighorn sheep through veterinary medicine and human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
Colorado’s wildlife and the habitats they depend on are worth protecting. By bringing together agencies, conservation organizations and communities around shared priorities, the State Wildlife Action Plan will help guide conservation efforts for years to come.
We are proud to play a role in that work as we continue our mission of Inspiring Communities to Save Wildlife for Future Generations.
