Wildlife - The Durango Herald

Endangered bat, cactuses subjects of new federal lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – Agricultural groups in New Mexico and Texas want two cactuses and a rare bat thrown off the federal endangered species list, according to a new lawsuit that says habitat requir...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County again leads state in wildlife collisions

Transportation Dept. urges caution with coming storms coming, migration

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oxbow Preserve in north Durango will temporarily close Dec. 1 amid damage concerns

City councilors will weigh in on opening park

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

With land for sale, future uncertain for rare white deer

Real estate deal could imperil herd

DATE: Nov 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nevada neighborhood first to feel sting of sage-grouse rules

SUN VALLEY, Nev. – One of the first, actual on-the-ground disruptions caused by new U.S. efforts to protect the greater sage-grouse isn’t on a cattle ranch in Oregon or an oil field in Color...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rare bison free to roam in northern Colorado

FORT COLLINS – The gate is open, at last, and 10 bison that have spent the past 11 days in a wooden corral the size of a high school gymnasium are free to leave. But they’re not ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drop off your pumpkins Monday in Durango

If there’s a post-Halloween jack-o’-lantern still leering on your front porch, bears and other wildlife are more than happy to steal it. Rather than leave those squashy orange go...

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News