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The Division of Wildlife manages the state's 960 wildlife species. It regulates hunting and fishing activities by issuing licenses and enforcing regulations. The Division also manages more than 300 wildlife areas for public recreation, conducts research to improve wildlife management activities, provides technical assistance to private and other public landowners concerning wildlife and habitat management, and develops programs to protect and recover threatened and endangered species. Wildlife regulations are established by the Parks and Wildlife Commission.

The agency maintains Regional Service Centers in Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins and Grand Junction, as well as Area Service Centers in 16 other cities and towns across the state.

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Beginning in March 2009, the Colorado Wildlife Commission initiated a process to review and update the Division of Wildlife’s Strategic Plan. After several months of review and discussion, the Commission unanimously approved the 2010-2020 Strategic Plan (2.96MB pdf) at their September 10, 2009 meeting.
 
The 2010-2020 Strategic Plan is a valuable tool for the Division as it charts a path for the future. The Plan defines values and expectations, consistent with the Division’s mission, that form a general roadmap for wildlife management in the coming years. The Plan also provides a foundation for policy analysis and priority setting for current wildlife management issues and for unforeseen issues that will inevitably arise over the next ten years. And finally, the Strategic Plan serves as a guide for the annual process of determining the Division’s budget priorities.