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Silverton man encounters lynx on Molas Pass

Video shows tuft-eared cat sauntering across U.S. Highway 550

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Conditions improve for Spring Creek Basin mustangs

A new water catchment system and birth-control dart program have stabilized the Spring Creek Basin wild horse herd in Disappointment Valley. Today, a manageable 62 wild mustangs r...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Conditions improve for Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Disappointment Valley’s Spring Creek Basin mustangs and range healthier

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Miller Middle School mountain lion and cub caught, relocated

Cougar killed deer on campus, prompting warning to parents

DATE: Feb 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Violations of bear-safe trash-can ordinance drop in 2016

Durango levies two fines, La Plata County issues warnings

DATE: Jan 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

States argue for more say over endangered species

DENVER – The federal government asked an appeals court Wednesday to overturn an order that bars the release of endangered wolves in New Mexico without the state’s permission, a skirmish in a...

DATE: Jan 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildlife autopsy reveals cause of death for Purgatory lynx

Throat tumor prevented animal from eating

DATE: Jan 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife panel considers pet sloths, kangaroos for Coloradans

The future of exotic pet ownership hangs in the balance

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dead lynx identified as 11½-year-old male born in Telluride

Parks and Wildlife official says animal was tagged

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort lynx found dead Sunday

Parks and Wildlife says it could be weeks before cause is known

DATE: Jan 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: It’s breeding season for Coyotes

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lynx ambles among skiers, boarders at Purgatory Resort

Second recorded sighting in two weeks

DATE: Dec 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday