Wildlife

US Fish and Wildlife Services tells Colorado: No more wolves from Canada, Alaska

Efforts by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to bring in more wolves from Canada later this year may have hit a snag after the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service told the state it may not do so. In an Oct. 10...

Marianne Goodland

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Baby moose stuck in skate park bowl in Colorado mountain town

UPDATE: The moose has been rescued. The moose was sedated and pulled out of the bowl with a winch. Authorities stuck around until sedation wore off and he was able to stand on his own, also keeping an eye on...

Spencer McKee

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Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report

Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the invasive species successfully for years. In...

Marianne Goodland

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Butterfly Pavilion offers guests a chance to get up close and personal with spiders

The Broomfield nature center is offering more chances to conquer your arachnophobia just in time for spooky season No Barriers. No glass. Just you and the spiders. Spiders are taking over Westminster, Colorado, but it won’t be like the annual...

Emily Bejarano

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Elk bugling in Rocky Mountain National Park now as ‘rut’ enters prime

Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding Estes Park in northern Colorado for the annual elk rut. One such visitor is Stephanie McAndrews, who has traveled to...

Jonathan Ingraham

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Uncollared wolf believed responsible for Livestock deaths shot by CPW

The summer Elk Fire that burned more than 14,000 acres, mainly in Rio Blanco County, was more than just a problem for firefighters and area residents. It also hindered efforts by staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to kill an...

Marianne Goodland

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Wildlife

New study looks at ‘right to float’ on Colorado waterways

Two new studies from the Common Sense Institute focus on the economic costs of wolf restoration and on what could be an upcoming battle at the state Capitol — the right to float. That latter is a belief that anyone...

Marianne Goodland

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Wildlife

A horse named Sweetie rescued from a mud hole in Boulder County

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A horse stuck in mud is helped free by animal protection crews Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 in rural Boulder County, Colorado. Courtesy, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office A horse named Sweetie...

Jonathan Ingraham

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6 wolf pups counted from One Ear Pack in northern Colorado, caught on camera playing

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four wolf pups belonging to the One Ear Pack in Jackson County sit in a meadow in Jackson County, Colorado Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Courtesy, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, X...

Jonathan Ingraham

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Boulder police investigate fatal mountain lion attack on dog

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Noah Festenstein

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