Tag: wildlife
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Mandatory evacuations near Leadville as Willow Fire grows to over 1K acres
Areas west of Leadville were placed under a mandatory evacuation order as the Willow Fire grew over 1,000 acres Sunday evening. An immediate mandatory evacuation order has been issued for several county roads — 4, 9, 8D, 5A, 48 and 99 — was well as all campgrounds around Turquoise Lake and Hagerman Pass, according to…
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Law enforcement called to scene after elk charge man in Telluride
The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about active elk in the area after an incident that took place on the Telluride Trail, found at the ski area. Their agency received a report of a hiker in distress on Tuesday morning involving two bull elk of a larger herd reportedly charging a…
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Estimated 420 million birds will fly through Colorado over three-day stretch, says Denver Audubon
In case you’ve missed it, the last couple of days have been a period of major bird migration in Colorado and that migration is set to continue for a bit longer. According to Denver Audubon, it was previously estimated that 420 million birds would be migrating through the state between June 1 and the night…
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Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings
The Colorado Senate approved bipartisan legislation allowing drivers to voluntarily pay an extra $5 when registering their vehicles to help finance wildlife crossings and reduce the growing number of dangerous collisions between cars and animals on state highways. In 2024 alone, more than 3,500 such incidents occurred on Colorado roads. The bill titled SB26-141, sponsored…
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Animal Madness: Colorado wildlife face off in bracket challenge
As college basketball players compete for one shining moment, we’ve imagined a bracket of Colorado’s animals that provide us countless shining moments year-round. Here’s the play-by-play: PEAKS AND PLAINS REGION First round (1) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep def (16) miller moth: A most majestic creature moves past the much maligned pest. (8) Red fox def.…
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Stealing voters’ expectation of expert wildlife management | Rachel Gabel
Sen. Byron Pelton is my senator and a vote for him (or theoretically any other elected official) is a vote of confidence that he will represent his stakeholders. It is expected that he will vote for what his stakeholders want, based on what he knows to be true and what is communicated to him by those he is elected…
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‘Larger than life’ and ‘logistically challenging:’ Getting to know wolverines and Colorado’s restoration plan
Last month inside a Denver conference room, as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission moved to the next agenda item, a whisper could be heard. “I’m excited for this one.” Bob Inman stepped to a microphone. “Colorado has many remarkable species of wildlife,” he said, “but it’s been missing one of its most mysterious and…
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Livestreaming camera reveals secret lives of rattlesnakes in Colorado
The rattlesnakes are hibernating now, spending the winter beneath the surface of a rock outcrop in Colorado where a camera has been posted. The camera has recorded a livestream online ー revealing the secret lives of a species like never before. But Project RattleCam pauses for the winter, for reasons both ethical and logistical. Ethically,…
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CPW asks public for help after bald eagle found shot with ball bearing
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has asked the public for help in learning more about the shooting of a bald eagle that took place in the Northglenn area. According to a press release on the matter, CPW officers along with local park rangers and animal control personnel responded to the report of an eagle on the…
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3 soldiers convicted of poaching on Fort Carson and state lands
An investigation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife into the poaching of five mule deer on Fort Carson and another on state land led to the conviction of three active duty soldiers for their involvement, according to a news release Tuesday. Army Sgt. Jacob Curtis Keyser and Army Staff Sgt. Juan Salcedo were convicted on numerous…