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Four state wildlife areas closed as Lee and Elk fires continue to burn, threatening homes in Rio Blanco County
The public no longer has access to four state wildlife areas in Colorado as the Elk and Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County, ...
Lee, Elk wildfires continue to grow, close 4 Colorado wildlife areas near Meeker
DENVER (KDVR) — Two wildfires burning in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.
Colorado wildfire preventing wildlife agents from lethally removing a wolf
The Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County has prompted evacuations in the area where three kills by an uncollared wolf have taken ...
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Colorado Is Building the 'World's Largest' Wildlife Overpass, Giving Elk and Other Big Creatures a Safe Path to Cross a Busy Freeway
Twice a year, thousands of elk, mule deer and pronghorn migrate between their seasonal ranges in Colorado. They spend their ...
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Counting sheep at 14,000 feet: Inside Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s bighorn sheep survey on Pikes Peak
An uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s ...
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How Colorado Parks and Wildlife is using dogs to try and reduce conflict with bears
The wildlife agency is expanding its K-9 program, using dogs for endangered species work, law enforcement, detecting wildlife ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife stops disputing a wolf killed a calf after learning of secret recording
"It definitely presented new circumstances into our consideration," Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis told ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms plan to treat Colorado River for invasive zebra mussels
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed plans to begin treating part of the Colorado River for invasive zebra mussels. The ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife director accused of reneging on wolf deal
Grand County rancher Conway Farrell, whose wolf depredation paid and pending claims total nearly $390,000, told the ...
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Colorado is crafting a plan to manage and protect beavers — and it wants your input
Once at risk of extinction, beavers are now experiencing a surge in popularity as environmentalists, wildlife biologists, and ...
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What Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s first wolf report does — and ...
It has been eight months since Colorado reintroduced gray wolves into the state, the beginning of a multiyear effort to create a self-sustaining population of the predators. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, ...
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Does Colorado Parks and Wildlife need to update its furbearer ...
In addition to these comments, Parks and Wildlife received a citizen petition on Nov. 18, requesting that the commission consider three changes to its furbearer regulations to enhance data collection.