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Colorado measure redirects sales tax revenue from sporting goods, equipment to conservation programs

Updated 2 days ago

A proposal to redirect sales tax revenues from sporting goods and equipment toward wildfire and conservation programs will appear on the ballot this November, election...

Firefighters’ deaths prompt debate over 100% suppression wildfire strategy 

Updated 2 days ago

On July 22, 2026, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service testified before a House Agriculture subcommittee that his agency pursues a “full suppression” strategy...

Colorado voters will decide fate of ‘right to hunt’ proposal

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado’s election office said Thursday that a proposal to add a constitutional right to hunting and fishing has qualified for the November ballot. Backed by...

GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress

Updated 6 days ago

Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor, took the spotlight Wednesday during the opening day of the Colorado Water Congress, laying out how he says...

Hunter shot Colorado wolf after mistaking it for a coyote, wildlife office says

Updated 2 weeks ago

Annual survey documents emerging threat to Pikes Peak’s bighorn sheep

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado records 17th wolf death, a yearling tied to livestock losses

Updated 3 weeks ago

Douglas County bear reports up 155% from 2025

Updated 1 month ago

New wolf pack confirmed in Eagle County, marking 4th Colorado pack with pups this year

Updated 1 month ago

Wolf killed would have kept preying on livestock, Colorado agency says

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado extends filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by wildfires

Updated 1 month ago

July 1 brings new Colorado rules on gun ammo, wildfire-risk scoring, wildlife enforcement

Updated 2 months ago

Wildlife office kills wolf linked to dozens of livestock deaths in Colorado

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado on the hook for $1 million in costs to pay for wolves’ livestock kills

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado wildlife commission shake-up: 2 nominees withdraw before full Senate vote

Updated 4 months ago

Two days after a Senate committee voted against confirming two of Gov. Jared Polis’ appointees to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, both men withdrew...

Colorado panel rejects 2 of 3 Polis appointees to wildlife body

Updated 4 months ago

A contentious hearing Wednesday saw two out of three of Gov. Jared Polis’ picks for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission rejected by a panel...

Governor’s wildlife commission picks face pushback ahead of Colorado Senate hearing

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado’s largest coalition of hunters, anglers, and wildlife conservation groups is urging state lawmakers to reject two of Gov. Jared Polis’ latest nominees to the...

Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings

Updated 4 months ago

The Colorado Senate approved bipartisan legislation allowing drivers to voluntarily pay an extra $5 when registering their vehicles to help finance wildlife crossings and reduce...

Public comment period opens as federal review targets Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program

Updated 5 months ago

Wildlife agency asks for $450,000 to bring more wolves to Colorado

Updated 5 months ago

Latest death brings down wolves’ survival rate to 48% in Colorado

Updated 5 months ago

Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700,000 in 2025

Updated 6 months ago

Male wolf dies after capture attempt in Colorado

Updated 6 months ago

Laura Clellan officially named director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Updated 6 months ago

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘It’s right to suspend’ wolf program in Colorado

Updated 6 months ago

Laura Clellan named sole finalist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife director

Updated 7 months ago

14th wolf dies in northwest Colorado

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado halts wolf releases for 2026 as federal pressure mounts

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado wildlife officials report first wolf death of 2026 as mortality count reaches 13

Updated 7 months ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced late Monday that another British Columbia female gray wolf, known as 2504-BC, was found dead in northwest Colorado on Friday....

Former Colorado wildlife director heads to Wyoming

Updated 8 months ago

Jeff Davis, the former director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife who oversaw the introduction of wolves in Colorado, is headed to Wyoming, where he will...

U.S. Fish & Wildlife threatens to terminate Colorado’s authority to manage wolves

Updated 8 months ago

With no apparent plan in place to bring in more wolves to Colorado for 2026, Colorado Parks and Wildlife may have an even bigger problem....

US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list

Updated 8 months ago

A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to delist the gray wolf from federal protections for endangered species cleared the U.S. House...