A citizen petition submitted to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) that would require photographers to pay an annual fee to operate commercially in the state has been slammed as “enraging” and “unenforceable”. This permit fee would apply regardless of whether wildlife was photographed on public land, private land, or CPW-managed land, on the grounds that Colorado wildlife belongs to the public, not the landowner. “Wildlife photographers and wildlife artists who commercially benefit from that publicly managed resource, currently do so without any corresponding financial contribution to wildlife conservation.” AngerThe petition has caught the ire of local Colorado photographers. Colorado is one of the premier wildlife photography destinations in the United States, boasting diverse bird species and large mammals.