Wildlife

Montezuma Land Conservancy gets $277K grant for wildlife habitat projects

Projects support wetlands to benefit Gunnison sage grouse, big game and ranches

No other wildlife besides bears suspected in woman’s death, report says

Cameras help rule out mountain lion involvement

Mother bear euthanized after man attacked in Colorado

A black bear shown in this archive photo. Local bear expert Lyle Willmarth says he spotted a large male bear…

Online series focuses on human-bear safety

Smart Durango presentations examine best practices in bear country

Durango man reflects on years dedicated to bighorn sheep

Vandenberg has followed animals to far reaches of San Juan Mountains

Honey bees swarm neighborhood for 5 hours, then buzz off

Swarming a natural process for bees relocating hives

Durango woman killed in bear attack is identified

Autopsy shows ‘extensive damage,’ perforating injury to the neck

Wildlife officials find human remains in bears’ stomachs

39-year-old woman was walking her dogs when apparently attacked

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases film ‘Lynx: Shadows of the Forest’

film tells story of Canada lynx reintroduction in Colorado

Will opponents to gray wolf reintroduction largely end up paying for program?

Current funding plan relies on license fees paid by hunters and anglers

Sen. Bennet aims to create jobs through wildfire prevention legislation

Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act would bring work to rural areas

Solar project proposed northwest of Cortez

Electric would purchase power; some neighbors object to location

Federal judge ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions

Project called for removing half the population to study impacts on deer

Despite nice weather, wildlife closures remain in effect

sees uptick in activity on closed lands

Montezuma County commissioners assert opposition to wolves

Impacts on livestock a concern; wolf advocates point out ecological benefits

BLM plans habitat improvement for Gunnison sage grouse

Piñon and juniper trees would be removed to improve sagebrush conditions

Photos: Red-tail hawk flies free again

Water guzzlers quench wild animals’ thirst

devices more important than ever as drought grips Southwest Colorado

First bear of 2021 spotted northeast of Durango

Ursines seem to be waking earlier, Bear Smart director says

VIDEO: Mountain lion drags deer from Hermosa home

heard noise outside, opened blind and caught footage

Chronic wasting disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

and Wildlife informs hunters after 2020 testing

Southwest Colorado livestock meeting addresses grazing, wolves

Boebert joins ranchers in opposing plan to reintroduce predator, calls compensation a ‘joke’

For first time ever, Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

Discovery raises concern about big herd populations

Massive ranch northeast of Durango to be protected from development

Conservation easement to serve wildlife, city’s water supply