Wildlife

Photos: A snowy day

Riders participate in the Fort Lewis College and community cyclocross practice on Wednesday as fresh snow covers the campus. (Jerry…

November 6, 2024

Southwest Life

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth for first time ever

Experts: Proof clones can reproduce safely is key to restoration of endangered species

November 6, 2024

Regional News

Gray wolf tracked south of Interstate 70 for first time since reintroduction

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says migration is not unexpected

November 4, 2024

Local News

Oh, deer! Ungulate hazards are on the rise in Southwest Colorado

Collisions with wildlife peak this time of year as migration and rutting season begins

October 25, 2024

Regional News

Colorado wildlife managers give up on finding fifth wolf pup

called off capture operation because temperatures are dropping

October 14, 2024

Regional News

CPW looking for fifth wolf pup left behind in capture

26 groups want CPW to put off any more wolf releases until they address concerns

October 4, 2024

Regional News

Man kills mountain lion with a shovel after it approached him at campground

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s preliminary investigation found the man ‘was in fear of his life and acted in self-defense’

October 3, 2024

Regional News

Poached condor defied death elsewhere, only to be shot and killed on Colorado visit

Endangered California condors are tracked by experts every moment, and their ups and downs can be heartbreaking

September 20, 2024

Local News

Mountain lion spotted near fairgrounds, senior center and Durango High School

Wildlife officials suspect cougar was a juvenile passing through town

September 17, 2024

Regional News

Canada promises Colorado 15 gray wolves for next wave of reintroduction

officials and wolf advocates cheer promise of wolves from British Columbia

September 14, 2024

Regional News

A third wolf released in Colorado’s reintroduction plan is dead, CPW says

Wolf’s collar sent a ‘mortality signal’ this week and wildlife biologist officials confirmed its death

September 14, 2024

Regional News

Colorado’s fifth wild horse helicopter roundup in three years set to begin, against governor’s wishes

plans to remove about 100 mustangs from Little Book Cliffs near Palisade

September 11, 2024

Regional News

Captured wolf dies, pack relocated after feeding on livestock in northern Colorado

broke its silence after announcing two weeks ago it would capture the Copper Creek pack

September 9, 2024

Local News

Accidental killing of mother bear in Silverton spawns effort to curb wildlife conflicts

Sheriff’s deputy shot sow with beanbag round in attempt to drive bruin out of town

September 5, 2024

Local News

Mule deer with bucket lid around its neck rescued by Colorado Wildlife staff

reportedly seen in Southwest Colorado since mid-August

September 5, 2024

Local News

Wildlife agencies asking for information about rare condor killed near Cortez

Critically endangered bird was shot in March northeast of Lewis

September 4, 2024

Local News

Citizen scientists relaunch pika project in Southwest Colorado

Durango student breathes new life into PikaNet, which monitors climate-sensitive species

September 4, 2024

Local News

Bear activity on the rise, resource officer position eliminated

Wildlife officers have received 40% more bear reports compared with the same date in 2023

September 3, 2024

Regional News

Colorado’s plan to trap, relocate wolves ‘did not go well’ for Montana wildlife officials

“What we learned was that the adults did not stay together and pups were abandoned and left to die,” says…

September 1, 2024

Local News

From the archives: County dollars for predator scalps

Plata County Clerk and Recorder in 1889 was responsible for documenting bounties for predators

August 25, 2024

Local News

Part of Hermosa Park Road near Purgatory closes through Sept. 13

San Juan National Forest is installing new culverts to improve fish habitat

August 22, 2024

Outdoors

Three Colorado wolf pups caught on video confirmed to be part of Grand County pack

Outdoorsman Mike Usalavage posted video Aug. 17

August 19, 2024

Regional News

Tiny, endangered toads transplanted to Colorado pond successfully breed after 7 years

Biologists are thrilled at discovery of Boreal tadpoles in a bog in the mountains

August 13, 2024

Local News

15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved

has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’

August 6, 2024