Tag: U.s. Fish And Wildlife
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out…
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Colorado’s silverspot butterfly classified as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
In the meadows of southern Colorado, a new life begins. Under the leaf of a bog violet, near shallow groundwater, a butterfly flutters her brown wings and lays her eggs. The underside of her wings are lined with silvery-white spots, an ode to the species’ name. After about two weeks, the cooling October air welcomes…
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Wildlife officials: Waterfowl hunters ‘may need to work a bit harder’ this season
Waterfowl hunters might be wise to temper expectations this fall and winter, when ducks and geese migrate through the state. That’s according to a recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release, which hinted “hunters may need to work a bit harder” for their targets in the 2022-23 season. With drought lingering across the region, officials…