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Colorado reviews furbearer rules, including kill limits and a fur sales ban, amid debate over data and sustainability.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reviewing proposed changes to furbearer regulations, including potential kill limits, new beaver reporting rules, and a ban on commercial fur sales, after over five hours of debate.
The agency manages 17 species hunted with a $10 permit, currently without harvest limits, while legal methods are restricted to firearms, bows, and air guns.
Staff say current levels are sustainable, citing no population declines and reduced harvests since trapping restrictions.
Critics argue the system lacks data and risks overharvesting, especially with commercial sales, while hunters defend it as effective and tradition-based.
A separate law allows private landowners to kill nine species without permits or reporting, creating data gaps.
The commission approved a petition to study changes, with further hearings planned.
Colorado revisa las reglas de los furbearers, incluidos los límites de matanza y la prohibición de la venta de pieles, en medio de un debate sobre datos y sostenibilidad.