Author - The Durango Herald

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

The Partners in the Outdoors conference ended in disaster last year. Now CPW must put the pieces back together

The agency is calling on wildlife, recreation and conservation communities to rebuild its broken model

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water-related deaths are on the rise in Colorado. But this rescue on the Arkansas River had a happy ending.

River rescues are harrowing business, but less so when ranger Jeff Hammond is on the case

DATE: Aug 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A tutu-wearing guide is leading the way as women fill the ranks of Colorado’s raft industry

Elisha McArthur wants women and girls to feel the power of rowing their own raft

DATE: Aug 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Biden wants to make conservation equal to ranching and mining. The GOP won’t have it

Republican-led House committee voted to withdraw a BLM rule it links to ‘Biden’s preservationist agenda’

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildlife officials issue warning following fawn kidnapping, moose’s fatal jump from parking garage

Reminder comes during an uptick of apparently inadvertent abuses

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mountain lion claws man hot-tubbing in Colorado high country

The attack happened Saturday night near Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort

DATE: Mar 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News