Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Amphibians

Species	Species Plans and/or Agreements	Multi-Species Plans and Research
Boreal toad	The Boreal Toad Recovery Team and Technical Advisory Group (2001) Conservation Agreement w/Assurances	Neely et al. (2001) Research

Birds

Species	Species Plans and/or Agreements	Multi-Species Plans and Research
American Peregrine Falcon	Federal Recovery Plan (resulted in a monitoring plan for this de-listed species)	Rich et al. (2004)
Bald Eagle	Federal Recovery Plan
Burrowing Owl	Status Assessment and Conservation Plan for Western Burrowing Owl in the United States	CPOW (2003a) Rich et al. (2004) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Playa Lakes Joint Venture (in prep) Intermountain West Joint Venture
Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse	Guidelines for the Management of Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse: Populations and Their Habitat (Hoffman et al. 2015) (7MB) Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Conservation Plan for Northwest Colorado - Hoffman (2001) (6.6MB)	Southern Rocky Mountains Ecoregional Assessment & Conservation Blueprint -Neely et al. (2001)(9.9 MB) Multi-agency Conservation Plan and Agreement
Ferruginous Hawk		CPW (2003a) Rich et al. (2004) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Playa Lakes Joint Venture (in prep) Intermountain West Joint Venture
Greater Sage-grouse	Statewide Plan Colorado Synthesis Report Local working group plans Western Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies MOU National Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy	Rich et al. (2004) Intermountain West Joint Venture Neely et al. (2001) Research
Greater Sandhill Crane	State Recovery Plan	Colorado Important Bird Areas Program Neely et al. (2001)
Gunnison Sage-grouse	Rangewide Plan Conservation Plan/Agreement with Assurance Local working group plans (6) WAFWA MOU National Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy	Rich et al. (2004) Intermountain West Joint Venture Colorado Important Bird Areas Program Neely et al. (2001) Research
Least Tern	Federal Recovery Plan	State of Colorado Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern Historical Recovery Plan (1994) Colorado Important Bird Areas Program
Lesser Prairie-Chicken	W. Governor's Association Interstate Working Group State Recovery Plan Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Initiative	Playa Lakes Joint Venture (in prep) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Rich et al. 2004 N. American Grouse Mgt Plan (draft only) Colorado Important Bird Areas Program Neely et al. (2001)
Long-billed Curlew		Playa Lakes Joint Venture (in prep) Central Plains/Playa Lakes Shorebird Conservation Plan The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment
Mexican Spotted Owl	Federal Recovery Plan	Rich et al. (2004) Colorado Important Bird Areas Program Neely et al. (2001)
Mountain Plover		Playa Lakes Joint Venture (in prep) Intermountain West Joint Venture CPW (2003a) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Central Plains/Playa Lakes Shorebird Conservation Plan Colorado Important Bird Areas Program Neely et al. (2001)
Piping Plover	Federal Recovery Plan	Central Plains/Playa Lakes Shorebird Conservation Plan State of Colorado Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern Recovery Plan (1994) Colorado Important Bird Areas Program
Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse	State Recovery Plan	Rich et al. (2004)
SW Willow Flycatcher	Federal Recovery Plan	Inter-mountain West Joint Venture Neely et al. (2001)
Western Snowy Plover		Central Plains/Playa Lakes Regional Shorebird Conservation Plan Colorado Important Bird Areas Program
Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Whooping Crane	Federal Recovery Plan	Kushlan et al. (2002)

Fish

Species	Species Plans and/or Agreements	Multi-Species Plans and Research
Arkansas Darter	State Recovery Plan	Neely et al. (2001)
Bluehead Sucker		Range-wide Conservation Agreement and Strategy for the roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker State Conservation Plan (3-Species Plan) (WY, UT, NM, AZ, NV)
Bonytail Chub	Federal Recovery Plan
Brassy Minnow	State Recovery Plan	South Platte Native Fish Conservation Plan Neely et al. (2001)
Colo. River Cutthroat Trout	Multi-agency Tri-State CACS (CO, UT, WY)	Neely et al. (2001) Research
Colorado Pikeminnow	Federal Recovery Plan	Neely et al. (2001)
Common Shiner	State Recovery Plan	South Platte Native Fish Conservation Plan Neely et al. (2001)
Flannelmouth Sucker		Range-wide Conservation Agreement and Strategy for the roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker State Conservation Plan (3-Species Plan) (WY, UT, NM, AZ, NV)
Greenback Cutthroat Trout	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1998b)	Neely et al. (2001) Research
Humpback Chub	Federal Recovery Plan
Lake Chub
Northern Redbelly Dace	State Recovery Plan	South Platte Native Fish Conservation Plan
Plains Minnow	State Recovery Plan	South Platte Native Fish Conservation Plan Arkansas Native Fish Conservation Plan
Razorback Sucker	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1998c)
Rio Grande Chub	State Recovery Plan	Neely et al. (2001)
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout	Multi-agency CO-NM CACS Colorado Conservation Plan	Neely et al. (2001) Research
Rio Grande Sucker	State Recovery Plan	Neely et al. (2001)
Roundtail Chub		Range-wide Conservation Agreement and Strategy for the roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker State Conservation Plan (3-Species Plan) (WY, UT, NM, AZ, NV)
Southern Redbelly Dace	State Recovery Plan	Arkansas Native Fish Conservation Plan
Suckermouth Minnow	South Platte Native Fish Conservation Plan Arkansas Native Fish Conservation Plan Neely et al. (2001)

Mammals

Species	Species Plans and/or Agreements	Multi-Species Plans and Research
Black-footed Ferret	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1988) Wolf Creek and Coyote Basin Cooperative Mgmt. Plan Little Snake Cooperative Management Plan
Black-tailed Prairie Dog	Multi-agency MOU Multi-State Conservation Plan for BTPD in the United States	CPW (2003a) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Neely et al. (2001)
Gunnison's Prairie Dog	Seglund et al. (2005) WAFWA's Gunnison's Prairie Dog Multi-State Conservation Assessment Gunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation Strategy	Neely et al. (2001)
Kit Fox		Boyle and Reeder (2005)
Lynx	Multi-agency Conservation Plan and Agreement	Neely et al. (2001) CPW (2002)
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2003)	Neely et al. (2001)
River Otter	CPW (2003b)
Swift Fox	Kahn et al. (1997)	CDOW (2003a) The Nature Conservancy Central Shortgrass Prairie Ecoregional Assessment Neely et al. (2001)
White-tailed Prairie Dog	Seglund et al. (2006) WAFWA's White-tailed Prairie Dog Multi-State Conservation Assessment Gunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation Strategy	Neely et al. (2001)
Wolf	Federal Recovery Plan Wolf Management Working Group Recommendations	Neely et al. (2001)

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