These links provide you with additional information and resources related to the conservation of the shortgrass prairie ecosystem and its wildlife.
Index
- Environmental Organizations
- Environmental Directories
- Environmental News
- Ranching, Farming, and Grazing Information
- Specific Species
- Government Organizations
- Miscellaneous
- Land Trust Information
- Articles
Environmental Organizations
Wildlife Oriented:
- Predator Conservation Alliance (formerly Predator Project)
Check out their Grassland Predator Protection Program - National Wildlife Federation
Very rich site. Worth exploring. - Defenders of Wildlife
ESA, and other information on wildlife - National Audubon Society
Working on behalf of wildlife and habitat. - World Wildlife Fund
Very rich site. Worth exploring. - Rocky Mountain Animal Defense
A fast-growing animal rights organization. - Animal Protection Institute
National animal protection organization with many wildlife related campaigns
Ecosystem Oriented:
- WildEarth Guardians
- Alliance for the Wild Rockies
Preserving the Northern Rockies Bioregion. - Colorado Wild
Working to protect and restore Colorado's high county. - Ecology Center, Inc.
"...to protect biological diversity and ecosystem integrity, primarily in the Wild Rockies Bioregion." - Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
SREP "seeks to identify, protect and restore areas critical to the maintenance of biological diversity and ecological richness in the Southern Rockies bioregion." - Rocky Mountain Chapter, Sierra Club
- Sierra Club, National Office
"...promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral. " - Colorado Open Lands
Working with landowners and communities to develop land conservation solutions - Great Plains Restoration Council
Working to restore the Great Plains - The Fund for Wild Nature
"...funding grassroots projects that protect biodiversity and which might not otherwise be funded through mainstream sources" - Center for Native Ecosystems
Dedicated to conserving and recovering the native species and ecosystems
Using a potent combination of litigation, scientific analysis, and grassroots organizing, WildEarth Guardians fiercely defends the West’s wild heritage.
Environmental Directories
- Environmental Resource List - Jim Morris
Very comprehensive list, with succinct and easy to read summaries.
Environmental News
Dailies, Weeklies, and Archives covering environmental news.
- High Country News Home Page
Biweekly. Excellent coverage of environmental issues in the west. Includes searchable archive of past issues. - EnviroLink News Service
Recent articles from many sources. You can do searches. Highly recommended. - eNews
Daily news put out by Defenders of Wildlife. Archives going back many months. - Earth First! Journal
Bold and unadulterated environmental news - Environmental News Network
Daily news.
Ranching, Farming and Grazing Information
Ranchers and farmers play an important role in shortgrass prairie ecosystem conservation.
- Western Livestock Journal Home Page
Interesting reading. - Range Net
Individuals working to improve the ecological conditions of America's public rangelands
Specific Species
Prairie Dogs:
- Save the Prairie Dogs
Everything you need to know about prairie dogs and their importance to the prairie - Prairie Dogs and the Endangered Species Act
Warranted but precluded
Swift Fox:
- USFWS info on Swift Fox
Includes links, resources, and new releases - Swift Fox no longer candidate for Endangered Species listing
News release from the USFWS
Coyote:
- Billings Gazette 1999 article on Coyotes
Details bounty hunting of coyotes in Baca County
Black-footed Ferret:
- Black-footed Ferret
by US Fish & Wildlife Service - Black-Footed Ferret Recovery
Governmental Organizations
Links to the major governmental players involved in issues surrounding wildlife and shortgrass prairie ecosystem conservation, broken down into federal, state, misc organizations.
Federal:
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Home Page
"... to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations." - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service World Wide Web Site
"...to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people." - USFWS - Endangered Species Program
Check out the "Endangered Species Bulletin". - USDA's Home Page
Forest Service and National Resources Conservation Service parent organization. - The United States Senate
The Senate's official web site. - U.S. House Of Representatives - Home Page
The House's official web site.
State:
- Colorado Department of Agriculture
Includes listing of the state's Ag Commission. - Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife, Parks, Water, Land, etc. - Region 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Mountain-Prairie Region, which encompasses Colorado. - Colorado Division of Wildlife Offices
Addresses and phone numbers for Colorado DOW offices.
Misc:
- Colorado Birding Trail
A network of trails to observe birds - Springfield, Colorado
The nearest and friendliest big town to Fresh Tracks. - League of Conservation Voters
The political arm of the environmental movement. - Pinon Canyon Coalition
A coalition preventing a massive expansion of military training in south eastern Colorado


