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Wildlife

Man kills mountain lion with a shovel after it approached him at campground

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s preliminary investigation found the man ‘was in fear of his life and acted in self-defense’

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Poached condor defied death elsewhere, only to be shot and killed on Colorado visit

Endangered California condors are tracked by experts every moment, and their ups and downs can be heartbreaking

DATE: Sep 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mountain lion spotted near fairgrounds, senior center and Durango High School

Wildlife officials suspect cougar was a juvenile passing through town

DATE: Sep 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Canada promises Colorado 15 gray wolves for next wave of reintroduction

CPW officials and wolf advocates cheer promise of wolves from British Columbia

DATE: Sep 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A third wolf released in Colorado’s reintroduction plan is dead, CPW says

Wolf’s collar sent a ‘mortality signal’ this week and wildlife biologist officials confirmed its death

DATE: Sep 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s fifth wild horse helicopter roundup in three years set to begin, against governor’s wishes

BLM plans to remove about 100 mustangs from Little Book Cliffs near Palisade

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Captured wolf dies, pack relocated after feeding on livestock in northern Colorado

CPW broke its silence after announcing two weeks ago it would capture the Copper Creek pack

DATE: Sep 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mule deer with bucket lid around its neck rescued by Colorado Wildlife staff

Doe reportedly seen in Southwest Colorado since mid-August

DATE: Sep 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Accidental killing of mother bear in Silverton spawns effort to curb wildlife conflicts

Sheriff’s deputy shot sow with beanbag round in attempt to drive bruin out of town

DATE: Sep 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife agencies asking for information about rare condor killed near Cortez

Critically endangered bird was shot in March northeast of Lewis

DATE: Sep 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Citizen scientists relaunch pika project in Southwest Colorado

Durango student breathes new life into PikaNet, which monitors climate-sensitive species

DATE: Sep 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear activity on the rise, resource officer position eliminated

Wildlife officers have received 40% more bear reports compared with the same date in 2023

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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