Ballot initiatives approved wolf reintroduction in 2020, banned lethal traps in 1996 and changed bear hunting in 1992
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Salida-area man arrested on bear-poaching charges, accused of killing a sow and two cubs
Colorado wildlife officials say anonymous tips and social media posts led them to evidence the bears had been shot and dumped on a state trust field
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Lawsuit targets new Colorado Parks and Wildlife regulations for State Wildlife Areas
Animal advocacy groups argue the new regulations for more than 350 State Wildlife Areas offer special treatment for hunters and anglers with increased prohibitions on non-wildlife related recreation
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Colorado ranchers can kill wolves that are attacking livestock, federal wildlife officials say
Wolf reintroduction on Western Slope is on track for this year, U.S. wildlife officials say; still no word on where wolves will come from
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Jim Morrissey: Colorado wolves endangered — at least in Wyoming
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey has a pointed take on reports that have surfaced recently about members of a Colorado wolf pack beng killed when they ventured across the Wyoming border.
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Sick bear in Telluride euthanized to avert “horrific death” from eating too much human trash
Wipes, paper towers and plastic food wrappers created a blockage preventing the 400-pound black bear from digesting food, officials said
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Wyoming is killing Colorado’s wolves, again, and the state’s keeping it secret
Wyoming officials say they’re muzzled, citing statute that protects the identity of those who legally kill wolves as grounds for not sharing any information with the public or even officials south of the state line.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife scrap with Army Corps of Engineers ends John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area
CPW backs out of 55-year management of wildlife area with five days notice. The new Army Corps management plan will eliminate dispersed camping around the largest reservoir in southeastern Colorado.
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The Partners in the Outdoors conference ended in disaster last year. Now CPW must put the pieces back together.
The agency is calling on wildlife, recreation and conservation communities to rebuild its broken model
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Wildlife crossings proposed on east side of Vail Pass could be funded through new state, federal programs
There are more female deer killed by cars than hunters in Colorado every year. Advocates hope three new wildlife crossings on Vail Pass will reduce collisions, improve animal health