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After a failed attempt at getting two of three candidates he appointed to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission confirmed in April, Gov. Jared Polis is trying again \u2014 appointing a fly-fishing entrepreneur and conservationist, a big-game hunting veterinarian and a researcher studying human-wildlife coexistence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The three will be active commission members with voting authority prior to their confirmation hearings in July 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rebecca Niemiec is an associate professor in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University\u2019s Warner College of Natural Resources. Director of the Human Animal Policy Center in Fort Collins, Niemiec researches public perspectives on wildlife management, human-wildlife coexistence and conservation policy. Her research has resulted in more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and $2.5 million in grant funding. She served in the Colorado Department of Agriculture as manager of the Bureau of Animal Protection, which conducts complex animal cruelty investigations involving livestock and companion animals. She was appointed to the commission\u2019s member-at-large position, replacing John Emerick, a retired professor of environmental biology and a leading voice in wetland ecology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Le Coq is a professional photographer, founder of the outdoor gear companies Case Logic and Fishpond, and owner of the 400-acre Otter Creek Ranch near Silverthorne. He sits on multiple conservation boards including the Woodwell Climate Research Center, a climate change think tank based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and the Nature Conservancy, based in Boulder. And he\u2019s co-founder of Science on the Fly, which uses citizen science to collect river water data that informs climate research and policy. He replaces Eden Vardy as the production agriculture representative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peter Maguire is a board-certified veterinary neurologist, founder of SpecialtyVetCare in Grand Junction, and an active hunter and angler appointed to represent the sporting community on the commission. He replaces Murphy Robinson, who resigned from the commission in November, and Chris Sichko, whom Polis attempted to appoint to Robinson\u2019s position in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On April 22, the state Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 5-2 against recommending Emerick, a retired professor of environmental biology and a leading voice in wetland ecology, to the commission. Members also voted 4-3 against recommending Sichko, a small-game bowhunter, angler and former U.S. Department of Agriculture research economist from Boulder. (They voted 7-0 to recommend fly-fishing outfitter Frances Silva Blayney, who was confirmed two days later.)<\/p>\n

Emerick and Sichko resigned just before a final Senate vote April 24. Their nominations had faltered over a lack of confidence from the state\u2019s hunting and fishing community to represent its interests and a belief among some sportspeople that Polis was trying to stack the commission with people pushing an agenda tilted toward conservation and animal rights.<\/p>\n

The Senate hearings were so contentious that conservation groups like the Colorado Nature League said they threatened to stop other candidates from stepping up to fill the commission\u2019s volunteer positions in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

State Sen. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, committee chair, recommended against confirming Emerick based on his history of animal rights activism, his failure to recall a controversial petition to ban mountain lion hunting that he said \u201che had or had not signed\u201d and the \u201cclear attempt\u201d by Polis \u201cto move the commission in a direction\u201d that favors animal rights over hunting, he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roberts also nixed Sichko after learning he had never hunted big game \u2014 even though state statutes only require a commissioner in the sportspersons seat to have held a valid Colorado hunting or fishing license for at least three consecutive years and Sichko had hunted small game and birds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New appointees drawing same mixed reviews <\/h2>\n

The new appointees are drawing some of the same criticism from hunting groups as their predecessors did.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the previous appointments, it\u2019s no surprise that the governor continues to select the type of individuals that he has,\u201d said Dan Gates, executive director of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management, which fights \u201cballot box biology,\u201d the process of making wildlife management and conservation decisions via public ballot initiatives rather than by scientific expertise. \u201cWe expected as much, especially with the community putting up a successful opposition to the last rounds of confirmations.\u201d<\/p>\n

But conservation groups are cheering Niemiec, who Maggie Dewane, spokesperson for Defenders of Wildlife, called \u201ca world-renowned expert on the science of how human societies and animals interact.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cColorado will be extraordinarily fortunate to have her rigorous scientific expertise helping inform the future of wildlife management in our state,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

They also praised Le Coq, who Kara Armano, southwest region spokesperson for Trout Unlimited, said \u201cis dedicated to the work he does no matter the issue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has big ideas that ripple to those around him, which now include the fortunate wildlife of Colorado,\u201d Armano said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eric Washburn, a senior policy analyst behind a petition that would require CPW regulations, management plans, policies and rulemaking decisions to be grounded in the best available science, said he doesn\u2019t know Maguire, \u201cbut his resume speaks for itself. He is a passionate hunter and angler as well as being a highly educated veterinarian neurologist. I expect him to be an intelligent, thoughtful, and effective proponent of science-based wildlife conservation.\u201d<\/p>\n

All three of the new appointments \u201cdemonstrate the need to ensure that agencies reflect growing public support for wildlife management guided by ecological and ethical concerns,\u201d said Mark Surls, Colorado and Northern Rockies coordinator for the advocacy group Project Coyote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe governor has continued to appoint commissioners with diverse values and backgrounds, which will help ensure that Colorado\u2019s wildlife will be managed in the interests of all Coloradans, including, but not exclusively, the hunting community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Niemiec: \u201cCoexistence should not be controversial\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Niemiec is well known among conservation groups. \u00a0<\/p>\n

In September, she spoke at one of first gentleman Marlon Reis\u2019 Conservation Conversations held regularly at the Boettcher Mansion in Denver. Her topic: coexistence between predators and humans, which she has been studyingsince 2018. Niemiec in 2019 co-founded CSU\u2019s Center for Human Carnivore Coexistence, which conducts research, outreach and education to support regions that have sustainable carnivore populations and thriving human populations with minimal conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I want to say is that \u2026 the word coexistence has been controversial,\u201d she told the audience at the presentation. \u201cBut this should not be controversial. I think we can all agree that we should strive for coexistence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things become politicized, people are no longer relying on facts and data,\u201d she added. \u201cThey\u2019re relying on the heuristics (mental shortcuts that help people make quick decisions with minimal effort) of their political party and their social identity to make decisions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need real, big reconciliation among rural and urban stakeholders.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

Niemiec told The Colorado Sun she feels \u201cperfectly equipped\u201d to fill the at-large position, because her expertise is \u201cin large part focused on understanding the at-large public\u2019s values and goals for wildlife management.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the public\u2019s values must be included in wildlife management,\u201d she added, \u201cas wildlife is a public resource for all, but also the perspectives of those living with wildlife are critical, as they are having to manage human-wildlife conflict in their everyday lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Le Coq: \u201cWe can balance agriculture interests and native species\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Le Coq said this isn\u2019t the first time a governor has asked him to join the CPW commission. Former Gov. Bill Ritter, who led the state from 2007 to 2011, considered nominating Le Coq as a commissioner, but the entrepreneur said he was too busy running his businesses to accept.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also owns the 432-acre Otter Creek Ranch in the Blue River Valley near Silverthorne and has leased ranchland to cattle ranchers for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colorado statutes say agriculture representatives on the CPW commission must be actively involved in production agriculture as owners or lessees of agricultural property. They must be owners or partial owners of the commodities produced on that land, and they must demonstrate reasonable knowledge of wildlife issues. Some hunting groups have questioned whether Le Coq fills all these requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Polis\u2019 office says he does.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Le Coq grew up hunting and fishing in Colorado, which together with his ranching experience, helps him \u201cbalance out\u201d agriculture interests and species conservation, he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I truly believe we need native species like wolves on the land, and as the production agriculture representative, I think I can help educate disparate points of view on the issue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maguire: Sharing hunting passion \u201cis something else\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Maguire declined an interview with The Sun, saying CPW told him not to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead he emailed a short story he wrote about an experience he had assisting two men on the same day while on an elk hunt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The story described a 70-year-old with throat cancer and a disabled Army veteran, who Maguire and his brother-in-law helped after the other hunters had filled their elk tags. The message it conveyed said more about Maguire\u2019s service for others. But the final paragraph illustrated his connection to hunting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI killed my cow elk on the last day of the season; altogether we packed\/retrieved 3 and took home one,\u201d the email said. \u201cHelping these fellow hunters is what made the hunt one of my most memorable. Having a passion for hunting is one thing, sharing the passion is something else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jen Clanahan, executive director of the Colorado Nature League and its affiliate, Colorado Nature Action, said \u201cPolis has clearly found individuals who not only meet all statutory requirements but also excel in their respective fields. Their personal experiences will undoubtedly bring valuable input to commission discussions on protecting Colorado\u2019s parks and wildlife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Polis also re-appointed Gabriel Otero as a sportspersons representative and Rich Reading as member at-large on the commission. Both will face confirmations again, in 2027. Otero and Reading have served on the commission since 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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