Tag: colorado parks and wildlife
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Steamboat Springs bear encounter marks 8th attack this year
A person was attacked by a bear in Steamboat Springs on Thursday, marking the eighth bear attack in Colorado this year. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the adult victim was napping in a backyard patio chair Thursday afternoon when they saw a bear approaching. The person remained calm and did not move in an attempt…
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Advisory lifted for John Martin Reservoir amid sewage spill
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lifted its recreation and water-contact advisory for the John Martin Reservoir on Friday after tests repeatedly showed E. coli levels were safe for recreation, according to a news release by the agency. The advisory was issued after 4.2 million gallons of untreated sewage spilled from the city of Pueblo into the…
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Wildlife commissioner pushes for tougher penalties after hunter accidentally kills Colorado wolf
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 and Wildlife Commissioner Rebecca Niemiec on Wednesday urged the agency to impose stronger penalties — including the possibility of criminal charges — against the hunter who admitted accidentally killing a…
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CPW expands water contact advisory as Pueblo sewage spill continues downstream
A 4.2 million gallon raw sewage spill into the Arkansas River in Pueblo a week ago prompted state officials to expand a water contact advisory on Wednesday, according to a news release by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. E. coli levels have continued to test significantly above safe levels downstream after the spill on Aug. 26…
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WATCH: Bear walks into Colorado Springs fire station, steals gear bag
It sounds like the opening line of a joke – “A bear walks into a fire station …” – but it actually happened at Station 16 recently, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. In a video posted on social media Monday, a bear can be seen walking into the station’s bay and eventually making…
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Record bear activity prompts CPW outreach event in Monument
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is planning several outreach events across the state to educate residents on keeping bears away amid record sightings, according to a news release on Friday. The agency has received over 6,000 reports of bear sightings this year, nearly double this time last year, and is on pace for the highest since…
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Bear dies in Colorado Springs while trapped in vehicle
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are asking Coloradans to help curb a significant increase in human-bear interactions so far this year, including a recent incident in which a bear died after becoming trapped inside a vehicle in Colorado Springs. The black bear, which weighed about 250 pounds, got into the unlocked vehicle and destroyed the…
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Fire on Raton Mesa reaches 4k acres, closing parts of Fishers Peak State Park
Firefighters battling four blazes in Las Animas County managed to reach some containment as the blazes continued to expand on Thursday. Nearly all of the acreage burning in the county is from the Post fire on top of the Raton Mesa, which reached 4,213 acres with 25% containment on Thursday. The growth of the fire…
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Hunter shot Colorado wolf after mistaking it for a coyote, wildlife office says
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 for a coyote. The wolf, identified as 2504‑BC, was one of 17 wolves relocated since April 2024 that have since died. Her death occurred in northwest Colorado, though the state…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife issues voluntary fishing closure for part of Arkansas River in Pueblo
Low water flows and increasing temperatures for part of the Arkansas River prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to issue a voluntary fishing closure. The closure is in effect until further notice from noon to midnight beginning at Pueblo Boulevard East downstream until it meets Fountain Creek. Officials hope the measure will reduce stress on trout…