Living with Wildlife

Learn How People and Wildlife Can Coexist

Living with Wildlife

Learn How People and Wildlife Can Coexist

Protecting Wildlife

Sometimes, Helping is Harming

It's human nature to want to help or take care of wildlife — but wildlife aren't people or pets. Handling, feeding or taking in wildlife can be dangerous and cause unintended harm.

Wildlife Encounters

Crossing Paths with Wildlife

In Colorado, you can meet wildlife wherever you go: state parks, cities and your own backyard. Wildlife viewing is an excellent pastime — but encounters with wildlife can be delicate situations, and it’s important to know what to do when you come across wildlife.

Crossing Paths with Wildlife

Help Prevent Wildlife Conflicts

Protect Your Home

Keep your home safer for wildlife.

Protect Your Home

Protect Your Pets

Wildlife and pets can be a dangerous mix.

Protect Your Pets

Fish being studied at Wray Fish Hatchery

Prevent Passing Diseases

Wildlife can carry diseases that can be passed on to humans and pets.

Diseases

Protect Your Campsite

Campers can come across bears and other wildlife when camping.

Protect Your Campsite

Raccoon sitting in a tree.

Living with Wildlife

Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife

If wildlife has caused damage to crops, real or personal property, or livestock, a landowner (or any employee or agent of that landowner) may hunt, trap or take certain wildlife on lands they own or lease without securing a license — though a permit may be required.

Nuisance wildlife species

Wildlife Collisions

Visibility is poor when many of Colorado’s big game animals are most active, dawn and dusk. Wildlife are especially active during migration and mating seasons; in winter, they can be attracted by salt on the roadside. Drivers can take certain precautions to reduce the likelihood of accidents.

Avoid wildlife collisions on roadways