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Trinidad man shoots and kills two bear cubs eating his chickens

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock, but shooting a rifle within city limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine

DATE: Sep 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Captured wolf dies, pack relocated after feeding on livestock in northern Colorado

CPW broke its silence after announcing two weeks ago it would capture the Copper Creek pack

DATE: Sep 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved

CPW has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’

DATE: Aug 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolf deterrent methods aren’t working, ranchers say, after seventh cow is killed

Funding for a range rider hasn’t stopped wolves from killing calves

DATE: May 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A $700-per-night stargazing resort is coming to San Luis Valley

Is there enough space – and demand – to support it and similar ventures?

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildlife officials are visiting wolf-impacted communities after rocky start to reintroduction

State leaders admonished Colorado Parks and Wildlife over poor transparency when wolves were released in December. Can the agency rebuild trust?

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In Silverton, the tangled debate over how – and whether – to protect wetlands in town goes on and on

The Silverton board of trustees has been grappling with how to handle its wetlands amid a desperate need for housing since 2022. After pausing construction while they figure it out, they’re at it again

DATE: Mar 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado cuts April hunting season, electronic lures after 198 mountain lions were killed in a month

Of those lions killed, nearly 44% were female – posing a risk to cubs born to breeding-age lions in that population.

DATE: Jan 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CPW says it will not kill wolves after attacks on North Park rancher’s cattle

In the latest chapter of Don Gittleson’s fight to protect his livestock from wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says he should continue using mitigation tools the rancher claims haven’t worked

DATE: Dec 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ranchers: Murky rules about killing wolves sets them up for big livestock losses

Ranchers want wildlife officials to define ‘chronic depredation’ and deal with two problem wolves in North Park

DATE: Dec 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How are wildlife officials preparing Coloradans for wolf reintroduction? With a brochure

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it will begin the process of bringing gray wolves from Oregon to Colorado on Friday. The brochure will include information on what to do if you encounter a wolf in the wild

DATE: Dec 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Human-moose conflicts are on the rise in Colorado. Who is to blame — humans or moose?

Following four incidents where people were injured by moose in recent months, should wildlife managers take a closer look at population numbers?

DATE: Oct 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News