Endangered species

Senator proposes ending protections for Mexican gray wolf

This 2011 photo shows a female Mexican gray wolf looking to avoid being captured for its annual vaccinations and medical…

January 8, 2018

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Walleye delay action on endangered Colorado pikeminnow

Unfamiliar predation on the pikeminnow in the Colorado River comes from a species of fish that’s native to the flatwaters…

November 15, 2017

Feds drop protections for 10M acres of grouse habitat

in six states would be opened up for energy development

October 6, 2017

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Business leaders want Mexican wolves in Grand Canyon area

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Associated Press The business leaders are submitting their request in a joint letter to…

August 30, 2017

Rare jaguar photographed in Arizona

trail camera captures big cat south of Tucson

December 8, 2016

Court: Climate is cause for listing endangered animal

Since April, the agency has been reconsidering listing wolverines in the mountainous West. Scientists say that over the next three…

November 2, 2016

Conservation easement protects sage grouse habitat

Listing of bird as threatened opens up funding options

November 2, 2016

BLM presents plan to save Gunnison sage grouse

Cooperation with private landowners is key, officials say

October 23, 2016

Court gives lynx ‘fighting chance’ in SW Colorado

and Wildlife to consider Colorado as critical habitat

September 17, 2016

Feds produce guidelines for Sage grouse conservation

aimed at squelching Western oil, gas drilling

September 5, 2016

Endangered mice found near Durango-La Plata County Airport

for access road to be revisited

August 24, 2016

Alaska culling leaves too few wolves to study

state culled collared wolves, and it’s no longer feasible to continue research

August 24, 2016

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Environmental questions present challenge for Durango airport

Consultants will study wetlands, endangered species, archaeological sites

April 20, 2016

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Endangered Species Act goes under the microscope

Western governors host stakeholder process that could lead to change

March 7, 2016

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Suspicion over federal wolf plan spreads to Colorado, Utah

110 Mexican gray wolves now roam portion of Arizona, New Mexico

January 21, 2016

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Regional butterfly will be considered for protection

The Great Basin silverspot butterfly.Courtesy photo “The declines of these small insects are caused by serious threats like disappearing aquifers…

January 19, 2016

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Another wolf killed in Utah

This gray wolf in the Grand Canyon is the first time the animal has been seen in Arizona in 70…

December 2, 2015

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Rogue attorneys general defy governors, sue feds

Attorneys general suing the federal government, despite governors’ objections

December 2, 2015

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Sleeping Ute flower rebounds

The Sleeping Ute milkvetch was recently removed from the endangered species list.J. Anderson/Colorado State University As a result, the service…

October 12, 2015

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Sage-grouse debate shifts to land use

The announcement marks the end of a five-year controversial effort to save the bird, but officials say the moment only…

September 24, 2015

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U.S. retreats from listing for sage grouse

make announcement in Colorado

September 23, 2015

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U.S. rejects protections for greater sage grouse across West

In this Saturday, April 20, 2013 photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured,…

September 22, 2015

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Fashion show at Four Seasons benefits Cancer Coalition

Becky Oliver models clothes from Love On A Hanger at the Pretty In Pink Fashion show last year.Sam Green/Cortez Journal…

September 16, 2015

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Lynx captured in rare photos

Now, state researchers have photographed lynx in the San Juan Mountains, using cameras mounted in trees to study where they…

September 16, 2015