Wildlife - The Durango Herald

Researcher aims to stall deadly symptoms of rattlesnake bite

Doctor develops way to slow down spread of poison

DATE: Dec 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Desert bighorn management in Dolores River Canyon reviewed

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public comment about a new management plan for desert bighorn sheep in the lower Dolores River Canyon. About 175 desert bighorns inhabit the...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Forest seeks comments on Boggy Draw trail plan

Project would add 25 miles of nonmotorized trails

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Wildlife areas to close for the winter starting Friday

CPW issues seasonal closures for protection purposes

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest travel plan released for Rico-West Dolores

Motorcycle trails reduced; timing restrictions added

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents urged to take precautions during rutting season

Wildlife officials offer tips to reduce conflicts

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deal bans cyanide traps in Colorado

Department of Agriculture says devices not used on public lands

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health department warns of rabid skunks in Durango

Video shows sickened animal near 11th Street and East Second Avenue

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

2 states warn Trump against big changes in sage grouse plan

FORT COLLINS – Two Western governors on Tuesday warned the Trump administration against making big changes in a plan to protect a ground-dwelling bird across the West, saying it would send a...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

When wild burros flew and rafted whitewater

Cortez resident recalls historic Grand Canyon roundup

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Celebrity-named seal pups rehabilitated, set free on beach

SANDWICH, Mass. – Two celebrity-named harbor seal pups rescued in Maine earlier this year have been rehabilitated and set free on a Massachusetts beach. “Giseal Bündchen” and “Sea...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dems slam Arctic drilling plan as ‘polar payout’ to Big Oil

WASHINGTON – Democrats and environmental groups on Tuesday denounced a Republican plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying it would defile a cro...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World