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Colorado

Provides selected Colorado resources from agencies and organizations with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species.

Spotlights

  • Feral Swine Eradicated from Colorado Thanks to Work of State and Federal Partnership

    • Feb 12, 2020
    • Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

    • All known feral swine have been eliminated from Colorado thanks to a near 15-year state and federal partnership comprised of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS), the USDA Forest Service (FS), Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). The partnership formed in the early 2000s as a task force to manage invasive feral swine, which root up crops and pastures causing billions in damage nationwide each year. Feral swine also spread disease to livestock, wildlife and humans. Ground-nesting birds and other wildlife are easy prey for feral swine. And the swine put native wildlife at risk by competing for resources and destroying habitats and ecosystems. 

      You can help keep Colorado free of feral swine:

      • Spread the word that in Colorado it’s illegal to possess, transport or release feral swine, wild swine species or hybrids.
      • Report sightings of feral swine or transportation activities to USDA Wildlife Services at 1-866-4-USDA-WS (1-866-487-3297) or Colorado Parks and Wildlife at 303-297-1192.
      • Get more information at the National Feral Swine Damage Management Program.
  • Governor Hickenlooper Signs Mussel-Free Colorado Act Into Law

    • Apr 25, 2018
    • Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

    • On Tuesday, April 24, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the Mussel-Free Colorado Act into law in a short ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. The new law provides a stable funding source of $2.4 million for Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Aquatic Nuisance Species Program for 2019 and beyond.

  • Boat ANS Inspection and Decontamination

    • Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

    • Motorboats and sailboats must have an ANS Stamp prior to launching in Colorado in 2019. Boat owners are required to purchase the ANS Stamp and operators must retain proof of purchase (electronic or printed receipt) on his or her person, the motorboat or sailboat, when operating the vessel (C.R.S. 33-10.5-104.5). ​Funding contributes to prevention and management of ANS in the state. Thank you for protecting our waters and contributing to conservation in Colorado!

  • Japanese Beetle in Colorado

    • Colorado Department of Agriculture. Division of Plant Industry.

    • The Japanese Beetle was discovered in Mesa County in the summer of 2022. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has been working in partnership with local stakeholders to eradicate the pest and prevent its spread into additional areas of Colorado. 

State Specific Threats

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this location, organized by source.

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