Denver Post Covers FTR Event with Colo. and New Mexico Governors
The Colorado and New Mexico governors teamed up Wednesday to tout a report that warns of climate change and development threats to wildlife — and build on their initiative to establish animal migration corridors.
The pro-wildlife politics reflect a push by the Denver-based Freedom to Roam coalition, which also is lobbying in Washington, D.C. Corporate, government and conservation leaders behind the effort propose a network of corridors for elk, mountain goats and sheep, pronghorn, bears, wolverines — seen as essential for wildlife survival amid population growth, climate change and energy development.
“Wildlife migration routes do change based on the intensity of drilling. From our point of view, it’s important that those two things coexist,” Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter said after he and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed the report Wednesday at a gathering in the Denver Zoo’s hyena and lion pavilion.
Read the full story at: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_15074233
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