Wildlife - The Durango Herald

Colorado’s tree-eating pine beetles are surging back after a prolonged dry spell

The 2013 floods gave state trees the water they needed to fight off the mountain pine beetle and other forest pests, but a dry 2024 restarted some pesky threats

DATE: Apr 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CPW settles with hunting groups that sued claiming commissioners violated open meetings rules

Lawsuit claimed Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners talked in secret to spread ‘falsehoods’ through an op-ed opposing mountain lion hunting

DATE: Apr 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Move to redefine “harm” in Endangered Species Act may pose ecological risks

Only direct killing or collecting of species would still be outlawed under new definition

DATE: Apr 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Photos: Flock set free

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Opponents of Colorado wolf reintroduction will start gathering signatures for 2026 ballot measure that would stop it

Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy say they’ll start gathering the signatures in coming days

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents rally for the planet during Earth Day Durango 2025

Student groups take environmental stewardship, sustainability into their own hands

DATE: Apr 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lauren Boebert reintroduces bill seeking to remove wolves from endangered species list

Colorado wolves are fully protected under state law

DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A notorious, tree-chewing pest could be making a comeback in Colorado

An insect known for turning entire mountainsides the color of rust could be making a resurgence in Colorado. The pest is none other than the mountain pine beetle. After a roughly decade-long...

DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Wolf from Canada released in Colorado shot and killed in Wyoming after it killed multiple sheep

Wolves are managed differently in Wyoming, and state officials said the wolf was legally shot after finding evidence of depredation

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What makes a Colorado park a park?

Colorado has a lot of well-known national parks. Mesa Verde, Rocky Mountain, Great Sand Dunes. And it has dozens of state and regional parks. They’re all easy to find on a map. But then, the...

DATE: Mar 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life