Wildlife

Local News

New Mexico man diagnosed with bubonic plague

Environmental investigation underway to determine risk to others

July 27, 2020

New Mexico

Santa Fe County man diagnosed with bubonic plague

Environmental investigation underway to determine risk to others

July 27, 2020

Local News

Bear burned in East Canyon Fire to be released in coming weeks

Wildlife officials say bruin is gaining weight, close to having bandages removed

July 6, 2020

Local News

Bald eagle recovering this Fourth of July after crash landing in Durango

resting at rehab center after flying into power lines

July 4, 2020

New Mexico

Three-legged Mexican gray wolf killed

Government officials have shot 21 of the endangered animals since 1998

June 28, 2020

Local News

Colorado’s fight over wolves has a new battleground: parasitic poop

Disease a ‘major public threat,’ opponents say

June 20, 2020

Local News

Bear injured in East Canyon Fire is rescued

Wildlife officials say young bear had severe burns on its paws

June 17, 2020

Local News

Low-stress roundup technique begins for Mesa Verde horses

Mustangs respond to baiting; gathering lies ahead

June 13, 2020

Local News

Entering a state wildlife area, like Perins Peak? You’ll need a hunting or fishing license

Colorado Parks and Wildlife creates new rule to help fund wildlife conservation

June 5, 2020

New Mexico

Record number of wolf pups fostered into wild dens in the Southwest

Technique used to increase genetic diversity

June 3, 2020

Local News

WATCH: In a rare sighting, moose visits Durango

Resident catches video of young bull near Animas River

June 1, 2020

New Mexico

Group demands details about deaths of endangered wolves

U.S. Fish and Wildlife approved killing of four Mexican gray wolves

May 10, 2020

Local News

Nesting birds halt construction work on Hermosa Creek bridge

expected to begin after Memorial Day

May 8, 2020

Southwest Life

Elk rescued from Colorado mine shaft

Hiker: ‘Something was drawing me to go up there’

April 25, 2020

Local News

Quarantine TV: Crow Canyon presents Marmot Cam

features furry creatures to celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2020

Outdoors

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge to allow fishing, expanded hunting

Conservationists supportive as long as hunters and fishers stay within approved areas

April 20, 2020

Local News

Photo: Mooned by deer

A deer is silhouetted in the rising super moon Tuesday evening on Florida Mesa, south of Durango and east of…

April 8, 2020

Local News

Will Colorado be next state to monitor wildfires with remote cameras?

Legislation passes key House committee

March 3, 2020

Local News

Exotic – and illegal – fish found in the Animas River

Wildlife officers say do not dump fish into Colorado’s waterways

February 17, 2020

Local News

How to help elk herds? Limit out-of-state hunters, kill more predators, some say

weighs in on declining populations across Southwest Colorado

February 14, 2020

Local News

Colorado wildlife officials seek solution as elk herds decline

90 hunters attend presentation in Dolores

February 9, 2020

Pine River Times news

Local elk herds decline; Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks solution

90 hunters attend presentation in Dolores

February 7, 2020

Local News

Trump administration aims to erode key conservation measures for birds

Companies would no longer be responsible for infrastructure that harms or kills migrating birds

February 5, 2020

Local News

What to do about Southwest Colorado’s ailing elk herds?

Colorado Parks and Wildlife to host series of meetings asking public for input

January 31, 2020