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Colorado halts wolf releases for 2026 as federal pressure mounts

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, facing mounting criticism from the Trump administration over its management of the wolf reintroduction program, announced Wednesday they will not bring...

Colorado wildlife officials report first wolf death of 2026 as mortality count reaches 13

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced late Monday that another British Columbia female gray wolf, known as 2504-BC, was found dead in northwest Colorado on Friday....

Former Colorado wildlife director heads to Wyoming

Updated 3 weeks ago

Jeff Davis, the former director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife who oversaw the introduction of wolves in Colorado, is headed to Wyoming, where he will...

U.S. Fish & Wildlife threatens to terminate Colorado’s authority to manage wolves

Updated 4 weeks ago

With no apparent plan in place to bring in more wolves to Colorado for 2026, Colorado Parks and Wildlife may have an even bigger problem....

Woman killed in suspected Colorado mountain lion attack

Updated 4 weeks ago

Vehicle pass fees to increase at these Colorado state parks in 2026

Updated 1 month ago

Relief at Lee fire in Colorado continues as long-term wildlife habitat reclamation become priority

Updated 1 month ago

US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list

Updated 1 month ago

Largest wildlife bridge in North America is now complete, says Colorado Department of Transportation

Updated 1 month ago

U.S. House votes along party lines to begin debate on delisting gray wolves

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado rancher donates 72,000 pounds of hay to ranchers affected by Lee fire

Updated 1 month ago

North America’s largest wildlife overpass opens between Denver, Colorado Springs

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado legislators review wolf program as funding challenges persist

Updated 2 months ago

Denver zoo president to step down

Updated 2 months ago

Outgoing CPW director Jeff Davis lands new role, same salary amid Colorado hiring freeze

Updated 2 months ago

Jeff Davis, who resigned as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife late last month, will continue to receive the same salary in his new role...

51 acres of private Colorado inholdings secured by land trust in two popular wildernesses

Updated 2 months ago

Acquisitions will help to add onto public lands in pristine state ecosystems The Montana-based Wilderness Land Trust announced Wednesday it recently acquired two private inholdings...

Copper Creek yearling wolf blamed for livestock death in Gunnison County

Updated 2 months ago

A heifer found dead in eastern Gunnison County on Nov. 22 was killed by one of the yearlings from the Copper Creek wolf pack, according...

After Colorado reintroduction, wild turkeys are a common urban encounter

Updated 2 months ago

Since moving into her neighborhood in 2017, Fountain resident Nicole Henderson has sighted her feathered neighbors like clockwork. She’s taken videos of them scratching at...

Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Updated 2 months ago

New study from CU Boulder finds troubling signs for this iconic Rocky Mountain animal

Updated 2 months ago

CPW wants answers after mountain lion killed illegally near Colorado mountain town

Updated 2 months ago

Ranch owner who built 8.5-foot fence in Colorado faces $66K per day fine

Updated 2 months ago

Ranch owner who built 8.5-foot fence in Colorado faces $66K per day fine

Updated 2 months ago

Researchers in Colorado using cutting-edge tech to track the continent’s most endangered mammal

Updated 2 months ago

Washington state leaders rip Colorado over ‘failing’ wolf reintroduction program

Updated 3 months ago

Another translocated wolf dies in Colorado, bringing total to 12

Updated 3 months ago

Trump taps ex-N.M. congressman to head BLM

Updated 3 months ago

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

Updated 3 months ago

Baby moose stuck in skate park bowl in Colorado mountain town

Updated 4 months ago

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...

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

Updated 4 months ago

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...

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

Updated 4 months ago

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...

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

Updated 5 months ago

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...