In 2025, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission received a petition to ban the sales, trade, or barter of furs in Colorado. The Commission voted to proceed with the petition in 2026, in spite of the recommendation from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reject the petition. The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the Hunting, Trapping, and Conservation Working Group of The Wildlife Society collaborated to develop this letter to Commissioners supporting the work of CPW biologists and providing evidence to refute the original petition.
