wildlife
Feinstein wants probe into how many wild horses end up in slaughterhouses as Western drought forces roundups
Horse advocates say a $1,000 cash payment for those who adopt the mustangs created an incentive for people to buy the horses and then illegally sell them for slaughter
A new gold mine may be built in southern Colorado. It would “wreak havoc,” environmentalists warn.
Zephyr Gold USA Ltd wants to develop the 312-acre Dawson Gold Mine on private land about 6 miles southwest of downtown Cañon City. The site is surrounded by a wilderness area and subdivision.
Opinion: If you love Colorado’s wildlife, do not feed it
It’s dangerous, unhealthy, and illegal
Opinion: In Colorado, a wildlife and habitat crisis is quietly unfolding all around us
A measure in Congress would result in projects creating good jobs for Coloradans today, while protecting our state’s wildlife heritage for tomorrow.
Discovery of gray wolf pups won’t change Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s reintroduction work
Wildlife officials say the confirmation of the first wolf family in Colorado since the 1940s will help biologists establish more gray wolves in the state.
Bear and wildlife conflicts are increasing around Aspen as the weather warms
Aspen police have fielded 17 bear calls since the beginning of April
Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s nine-year project called for killing half the mountain lion population to study impacts on dwindling mule deer herds between Leadville and Salida
U.S. Forest Service rethinks road through public lands to ritzy Vail Valley development
Following objections to Berlaimont Estates, the White River National Forest’s supervisor must scrutinize the impacts of 19 luxury homes on the broader landscape
Months into coronavirus, I returned to urban nature and once again found hope
Colorado authors, thinkers and readers share their thoughts on living through historic times as the state fights the progress of coronavirus
Colorado’s I-25 project on “The Gap” combined data, thousands of photos and engineering to minimize roadkill
On vast, contiguous public and private land, abundant wildlife has been meticulously preserved. But growing safety hazards couldn’t be ignored.
Forest Service OKs access road to Eagle County community surrounded by public land. But not the one developers wanted.
Florida investors the behind a plan for Berlaimont Estates, 19 luxury homes on 680 acres, suggest they may sue if the Forest Service doesn’t change the approved road alignment.
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of U.S.
Colorado voters will decide next week whether to reintroduce gray wolves in the state
Opposition grows to new Colorado rule requiring purchase of hunting, fishing license to access some public lands
A lawsuit and a group of hikers, climbers and paddlers are pressuring Colorado Parks and Wildlife to adjust the new rule, which applies to people who aren’t hunting and fishing.
Homeowner undergoes surgery after bear attack in Aspen
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a team with tracking dogs located the bear on the backside of Aspen Mountain before tracking it to a mine shaft and killing it
Opinion: National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show there’s more than one kind of patriotism
National Park Service sites like Mount Rushmore are public lands, meant to be appreciated by everyone, but they raise crucial questions about history, unity and love of country, especially during this election year.
