Wildlife - The Durango Herald

Big game, big impact

Hunter dollars crucial for Colorado Parks and Wildlife

DATE: Oct 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Motorcyclist injured trying to avoid bear

A motorcyclist took a spill Monday morning trying to avoid a bear on U.S. Highway 160, about eight miles west of Hesperus. The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. The ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lynx protections expand

BILLINGS, Mont. – Canada lynx gained federal protections in New Mexico on Thursday, but U.S. wildlife officials again declined to designate critical habitat for the elusive animal in the Sou...

DATE: Sep 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prairie dogs: Plague or boon?

Residents may hate them, but businesses dealing with the burrowing rodent are having a banner season

DATE: Sep 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde roundup reconsidered

Auction may pit group against slaughterhouse

DATE: Sep 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Passenger pigeons’ legacy not forgotten

DENVER – This Labor Day weekend many Coloradans are enjoying the fresh air and wildlife – but there’s one sight they aren’t seeing. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the...

DATE: Aug 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk at FLC to celebrate 50 years of wilderness

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the federal Wilderness Act, a state biologist will talk at Fort Lewis College about the importance of wilderness in regard to wildlife populations...

DATE: Aug 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

On the right track

Workshop reveals wildlife, what clues animals leave behind

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pika: Is it prudent to panic?

Not all biologists fearful for future

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Mule deer strategy topic of meeting

The state’s declining mule deer population, and a strategy to combat the problem, will be addressed at a summit Aug. 9 in Glenwood Springs. Colorado Parks and Wildlife, in coordin...

DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News