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A new way of ranching supports both livestock and wildlife | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 months ago

Given the loud and angry fight over wolves in Colorado, it’s easy to assume that environmentalists and ranchers are sworn enemies in the state. On...

Colorado joins lawsuit challenging changes to Endangered Species Act

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado once more joined a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration — this time on proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act. The pair...

With its water source dry, a southeast Colorado town’s clock is ticking

Updated 2 months ago

The Cucharas is not a mighty river, but the people of La Veta knew they had a problem brewing when it ran dry at the...

Wildlife commissioner pushes for tougher penalties after hunter accidentally kills Colorado wolf

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday revisited the agency’s handling of violations involving protected species, prompting renewed debate over whether current penalties are sufficient. Colorado Parks...

PHOTOS: Goats graze at Centennial Airport

Updated 2 months ago

WATCH: Bear walks into Colorado Springs fire station, steals gear bag

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado measure redirects sales tax revenue from sporting goods, equipment to conservation programs

Updated 2 months ago

Firefighters’ deaths prompt debate over 100% suppression wildfire strategy 

Updated 2 months ago

Firefighters’ deaths prompt debate over 100% suppression wildfire strategy 

Updated 2 months ago

Man bitten by bear in Jefferson County marks 6th attack this year, CPW says

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado voters will decide fate of ‘right to hunt’ proposal

Updated 2 months ago

Southern Colorado sanctuary celebrates 45 years of raptor rehab, education

Updated 2 months ago

GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress

Updated 2 months ago

Bear dies in Colorado Springs while trapped in vehicle

Updated 2 months ago

The shrinking Blue Mesa Reservoir: Long-inundated town of Iola, Gunnison River bed emerge

Updated 3 months ago

Editor’s note: This story has clarified the minimum power pool reference from original publication. This past week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation posted an attention-grabbing...

Hunter shot Colorado wolf after mistaking it for a coyote, wildlife office says

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Monday that a female wolf from British Columbia that died in January was shot by a hunter who mistook her...

Annual survey documents emerging threat to Pikes Peak’s bighorn sheep

Updated 3 months ago

After a brief pre-dawn gathering, over 40 volunteers and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff split into teams Wednesday morning and headed off into the high...

Colorado records 17th wolf death, a yearling tied to livestock losses

Updated 3 months ago

A yearling male wolf in Grand County has become the 17th wolf to die in Colorado in the past two years. Colorado Parks and Wildlife...

OnlyMarms? Biologists in Colorado turn to OnlyFans crowdfunding for marmot study after grants dry up

Updated 3 months ago

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes critically endangered leopard cub

Updated 3 months ago

‘I love everything about Colorado’: Residents celebrate state’s 150th birthday

Updated 3 months ago

Meet Ash, the 1 oz. owl saved from the Aspen Acres fire

Updated 3 months ago

As Snyder Mesa fire raged in Colorado, mustangs rescuer faced a dilemma: Evacuate or shelter in place — with the animals

Updated 4 months ago

PHOTOS: Cuddling Kangaroos at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge

Updated 4 months ago

Wolf killed would have kept preying on livestock, Colorado agency says

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado extends filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by wildfires

Updated 4 months ago

Supporters submit signatures to enshrine right to hunt, fish in Colorado Constitution

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado City and Rye churches plan interdenominational service during Aspen Acres fire

Updated 4 months ago

Moose attacks hiker, dogs in Teller County

Updated 4 months ago

By Tony Keith, KOAA Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers and Teller County Search and Rescue responded Monday evening after a moose reportedly attacked a hiker...

Wildlife office kills wolf linked to dozens of livestock deaths in Colorado

Updated 5 months ago

Wildlife officers shot and killed a wolf believed to be responsible for killing at least 22 sheep over the past year in a remote northwestern...

Why Coloradans are forming an expatriate community on this Panamanian island

Updated 6 months ago

BOCAS del TORO, Panama • It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday night at Skully’s House, and Brian Noel is holding court at the property’s bar. Noel, 42, a Colorado...