Wildlife

Local News

If it’s OK to have a red kangaroo, what other unusual animals can we own in Colorado?

far out can you really go, when it comes to owning a pet in this state?

May 28, 2025

Local News

Durango police nab pet kangaroo for second time in less than a year

hopped around a downtown neighborhood before being captured

May 21, 2025

Regional News

4 deaths, a 1,700-mile journey and 4 possible dens: The latest on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission green-lit the wolf management plan in 2023. Here’s where it stands, and where it’s going.

May 17, 2025

Associated Press

Alligator that starred in ‘Happy Gilmore’ dies of old age in Colorado

This photo provided by Colorado Gators shows Matt Jordan, employee at Colorado Gators, as he pulls the tail of Morris…

May 14, 2025

Local News

Should CPW reimburse labor costs associated with wolf depredation?

Jackson County rancher sought $435 for his time treating injured cow

May 7, 2025

Regional News

Check out hundreds of snakes on the ‘Colorado RattleCam’

Located near Fort Collins, this mega den is said to have as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes

April 25, 2025

Regional News

April wolf map shows one animal has traveled more than 1,200 miles

wolves reintroduced to Colorado have gotten close to Boulder and other Front Range cities

April 25, 2025

Regional News

During migration season, turn off your lights to help birds fly safe

‘We know that every year about 600 million birds die by running into anthropogenic structures’

April 25, 2025

Regional News

Gray wolf released in Colorado earlier this year dies

new wolves have wandered as far as 1,230 miles each since being released in the state

April 25, 2025

Regional News

Colorado’s tree-eating pine beetles are surging back after a prolonged dry spell

2013 floods gave state trees the water they needed to fight off the mountain pine beetle and other forest pests,…

April 22, 2025

Regional News

CPW settles with hunting groups that sued claiming commissioners violated open meetings rules

Lawsuit claimed Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners talked in secret to spread ‘falsehoods’ through an op-ed opposing mountain lion hunting

April 18, 2025

Southwest Life

Move to redefine “harm” in Endangered Species Act may pose ecological risks

direct killing or collecting of species would still be outlawed under new definition

April 18, 2025

Local News

Photos: Flock set free

La Plata County Animal Control Officer Shaley Murphy chases off a flock of ducks that were squatting behind a fence…

April 17, 2025

Regional News

Opponents of Colorado wolf reintroduction will start gathering signatures for 2026 ballot measure that would stop it

Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy say they’ll start gathering the signatures in coming days

April 17, 2025

Local News

Residents rally for the planet during Earth Day Durango 2025

Student groups take environmental stewardship, sustainability into their own hands

April 12, 2025

Regional News

Lauren Boebert reintroduces bill seeking to remove wolves from endangered species list

Colorado wolves are fully protected under state law

April 2, 2025

Southwest Life

A notorious, tree-chewing pest could be making a comeback in Colorado

A hillside stand of lodge pole pine trees, fronted by aspens inside the gate of Rocky Mountain National Park, that…

April 2, 2025

Regional News

Wolf from Canada released in Colorado shot and killed in Wyoming after it killed multiple sheep

are managed differently in Wyoming, and state officials said the wolf was legally shot after finding evidence of depredation

March 21, 2025

Southwest Life

What makes a Colorado park a park?

In South Park, a pair of bison graze at the Badger Basin State Wildlife Area west of Hartsel. (Hart Van…

March 19, 2025

Regional News

Feeding deer in Colorado is illegal. Here’s why it’s also dangerous

‘They’re not tame or pets, and anytime you put dogs in close contact with wildlife, conflicts are going to happen’

March 11, 2025

Regional News

Story map claims Colorado is unfit for wolves; officials disagree

the Colorado Conservation Alliance’s Western Wolf Habitat story map proof or propaganda?

March 7, 2025

AP New Mexico

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern U.S., annual survey shows

were 11% more Mexican wolves, 286, surveyed in New Mexico and Arizona

March 5, 2025

Stewards of the Land

The magic is always there

SJMA's Snow Ambassador, Colin Courtney, stationed at Andrews Lake Winter Parking Area. (Courtesy of Colin Courtney) Winter seems to come…

March 5, 2025

Regional News

Measure that would overturn wolf reintroduction clears first hurdle

A ballot initiative directed the state to restore wolves, now the same tool may end the project

February 20, 2025