Wildlife

Local News

Wildlife officials remove 400-pound black bear napping under a deck in Durango

Incident coincides with Alaskan national park’s ‘Fat Bear Week’

October 13, 2022

Local News

First band of wild horses captured at Mesa Verde National Park

Bait-and-trap roundup of mustangs will continue for a couple of years

October 9, 2022

Business

Vail Resorts rejects town’s $12 million offer for parcel to protect bighorn

A prolonged legal battle now looms as the only resolution

October 6, 2022

Local News

Goats provide chemical-free weed mitigation at Pastorius Reservoir

Florida Consolidated Ditch Co. explores using livestock to alleviate impacts of unwanted vegetation

September 27, 2022

Regional News

Bull moose dies at Keystone ski area after getting tangled in cords

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is working with resorts on ways to better protect wildlife

September 20, 2022

Local News

E-bikes won’t be allowed at Horse Gulch for at least another year

Conservation easements complicate use of 'motorized vehicles’ on natural surface trails

September 8, 2022

Regional News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife sheds light on state’s 350 most sensitive species

Dashboard highlights leading threats across the state, agency’s progress in protecting them

September 5, 2022

Local News

Monarch butterfly placed on international endangered species list, but might it be making a comeback?

Western insect population sees surge in 2021

September 1, 2022

Local News

Elm seed bugs are pests; so are the trees that produce their favorite food

invasive species accommodates another

August 18, 2022

Local News

Second bat tests positive for rabies in La Plata County

department reminds residents to keep pets up to date on vaccinations, avoid contact with wild animals

August 5, 2022

Local News

Durango’s urban forest takes work and planning; sometimes it produces a surprise

Chestnut trees found near town thrills city arborist

August 5, 2022

Local News

Photo: Three moose on the loose in Silverton

Three young moose graze around mine ruins near Cunningham Creek this week northeast of Silverton. Over the years, moose sightings…

August 5, 2022

Local News

Rattlesnake activity picked up slightly sooner than usual in Durango area

Venomous bites should prompt fast trip to nearest hospital

August 4, 2022

Local News

$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160

Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%

July 29, 2022

Local News

Low water, warm temps prompt voluntary fishing limit in Southwest Colorado

Closure from noon to midnight on region’s rivers seeks to avoid weather-related stress on fish

July 22, 2022

Regional News

More than 400 wild horses captured in first week of helicopter roundup

effort has drawn criticism from politicians, advocacy groups; feds say mustangs at risk of starvation

July 21, 2022

Local News

Early monsoon helps vegetation ahead of foraging season

Plata County bear sightings have been on pace with last year’s numbers

July 21, 2022

Regional News

Wildlife advocates say voter intent being ‘lost or undermined’ in wolf reintroduction process

Conservation groups offer alternate plan that limits killing after livestock losses

July 18, 2022

Regional News

Bird nerd alert: Rare yellow feathered cutie spotted in San Luis Valley

documented case of a yellow rail in Colorado was in 1906

July 18, 2022

Sports

Snake season returns to Southwest Colorado

Here’s what to do when you see them on the trail or in your backyard

July 7, 2022

Local News

Baby elk caught behind fence prompts little action south of Durango

Wildlife officials say leaving animals like the one on County Road 220 alone is often best option

July 6, 2022

Regional News

Biologists’ fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River

Juvenile smallmouth bass sit at a National Park Service laboratory near Page, Ariz., on July 1. Confirming their worst fears…

July 6, 2022

Local News

BLM to prepare land use amendment to protect Gunnison sage grouse

comment sought on conservation efforts for rare bird in Southwest Colorado and southeast Utah

July 6, 2022

Local News

Parks and Wildlife warns public to be wary of moose

Mothers will aggressively defend their calves; woman is chased south of Ouray in Ironton Park

July 2, 2022