Colorado's Endangered Species (PHOTOS)

State and federal agencies are beginning to re-evaluate a number of species in Colorado (and across the nation) to determine if they are threatened or endangered.

The Denver Post reported Wednesday that the Obama administration has in some cases been court ordered to reconsider these species which were denied by the Bush administration.

New species under consideration for protection have "aesthetic, ecological, education, historical, recreational and scientific value," and those facing extinction "could be indicators of bigger ecosystem problems that could hurt us," said Bridget Fahey, regional director of endangered species for the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service.

At the federal level, Endangered Species Act litigation has forced a re-evaluation of dozens of species rejected under Bush. Among those that live in Colorado are the mountain plover, wolverine, greater sage grouse, white-tailed prairie dog and Gunnison sage grouse

Below is a slideshow of some of Colorado's most famous endangered species:

• • • • • • • • The lynx seems to be the poster child for endangered species in Colorado. By 1973 the species all but disappeared from the state, but in 2005, more than 200 lynx were reintroduced in the San Juan Mountains and since, the population has begun to expand throughout the high country. The success of lynx reintroduction has left wildlife officials to consider reintroducing other species.

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[Harry Lowe]

The spelling in the captions is some of the worst I've ever seen. Did you have a ten year old write this? Please correct it.