Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it will begin the process of bringing gray wolves from Oregon to Colorado on Dec. 8. The brochure will include information on what to do if you encounter a wolf in the wild.
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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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CPW slashed hunting licenses to save wildlife. What about Colorado towns that rely on hunters?
Thousands fewer tags and shorter seasons means thousands fewer hunters and a lot less spending in towns like Craig, Meeker and Rangely
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After 13 meetings over eight months, Sweetwater community wonders if concerns over proposed new state park have been heard
The Forest Service now will publicly review alternatives for developing a park at Sweetwater Lake managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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$25 million Mount Tom protection partnership creates modern model for conservation in Colorado
Great Outdoors Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Jefferson County Open Space, The Conservation Fund and private landowners partner to protect 2,000 acres for wildlife, recreation.
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When Colorado needed a better bear trap, wildlife officials turned to a guy who never caught a bear
Ongoing bear-human conflict and a collection of failing equipment necessitated a new approach. Colorado Parks and Wildlife knew just who to call.
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Colorado wolf reintroduction plan evolves as challenges threaten early 2024 deadline to have predators roaming Western Slope
Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners hosted the fifth and final public meeting on wolf reintroduction plan Wednesday, with possible plans to allow the killing of wolves the most controversial topic.
Posted inEnvironment
Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park
The two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks legislature for $2.2 million to bolster struggling Keep Colorado Wild Pass rollout
Refund requests and challenges to reach vehicle owners outside its “echo chamber” has troubled the launch of the parks pass that underpins CPW’s new financial model
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What in the piping plover? New website sheds light on Colorado’s 350 most sensitive species.
How are scientists working to protect the toothless, federally endangered Colorado pikeminnow? Which species is most at risk from the state’s energy production and mining? What’s a piping plover? The answers can be found on Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new species conservation dashboard, which lists more than 350 sensitive species that call Colorado home and […]