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Conservation biologists at Colorado Parks and Wildlife are charged with keeping a close eye on sensitive wildlife – animals that sometimes are classified as “species of greatest conservation need” by the agency. One of those species is the southern white-tailed ptarmigan.  CPW biologists become alerted when a conservation organization asks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to place an animal on the federal endangered species list. If that animal’s range includes Colorado, a team of CPW biologists put together a plan to study the species to determine how it’s doing...

A multiple-year study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife found populations and distribution of southern white-tailed ptarmigan are holding steady in the state, though the bird faces challenges from climate change and increasing recreation pressures. The southern white-tailed ptarmigan lives year-round in the harsh alpine environments in Colorado. It is pictured here in July in the Northern Sawatch Range in White River National Forest. Photo by Tom Lotshaw Populations of southern white-tailed ptarmigan, an iconic yet well-camouflaged and easily overlooked bird of Colorado’s alpine regions, appea...

Ptarmigan populations strong in the Colorado Rockies MONTROSE, Colo. — Conservation biologists at Colorado Parks and Wildlife are charged with keeping a close eye on sensitive wildlife – animals that sometimes are classified as “species of greatest conservation need” by the agency. One of those species is the Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan. CPW biologists become alerted when a conservation organization asks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to place an animal on the federal endangered species list. If that animal’s range includes Colorado, a team of CPW biologists put toge...