Wildlife

Moose visits the Animas

than 100 people turn out for rare sighting

Just looking for some shade, officer

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Riverview Elementary campus visited by bear

locked out while animal tranquilized, moved

Prescribed burn east of Bayfield complete

A helicopter was loaded this morning with a plastics sphere dispenser system to conduct at aerial burn in the Yellow…

No endangered listing for the greater sage-grouse

make announcement in Colorado

Ursine near rec center surprises trail users

Bryan Peterson, one of the founders of Bear Smart Durango, said some residents first reported the bear up a large…

Fish survived spill, but trout numbers fall

Wildlife officials concerned after river survey shows decreasing populations

Copycat bears

Three bear cubs climb a tree Thursday evening at Nancy Horton’s River Ranch, north of Bayfield. A fourth bear cub…

So, just how are those lynx doing?

photos of tuft-eared cats caught in San Juans

Is wild food calling?

bears prefer dining in the forest, but a few don’t

Should Colorado reintroduce wolves?

conservation biologist advocates for return of top predator

D’oh!

Matt Thorpe, left, and Stephanie Schuler of Colorado Parks and Wildlife douse a fawn with water in order to free…

Spreading their wings

Survey of Animas River fish looks promising

Another survey planned for week of Aug. 22

Hunting, fishing licenses in Colo. could cost more

$40M in dam repairs needed as state struggles for funding

Prairie dogs keep Cortez pest controllers hopping

Plentiful rain has aided population spike

‘Roaming Wild’ looks at wild horses in the West

Film, fundraiser hope to raise awareness of their struggle

Long recovery for bighorns

populations still stagnant after disease outbreaks in ’90s, 2000s

Bear goes through door like tinfoil

follows his nose and shreds a garage to reach a trove of trash

Pitching tent for wildlife

American Campout kicks off Saturday

Village at Wolf Creek faces hurdle

Environmentalists want court to halt Forest Service land swap

Calving season

A female elk gallops through a field near the Animas River with her still-spotted calf Friday afternoon. Baby deer and…

Wildlife officials link bear to multiple attacks

A few days after he was attacked by a bear May 31, Joshua Barber shows chest wounds he suffered during…

Lands board: No illegal camps

Trash, fire and threats to wildlife listed as concerns