wildlife
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Douglas County bear reports up 155% from 2025
Colorado’s drought has pushed bears closer to urban areas in search of resources, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reports. Douglas County’s fourth bear fatality of the month occurred Wednesday after a car hit a bear in Lone Tree. After impact, the adult male bear retreated to a nearby tree line and was then taken into the…
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July 1 brings new Colorado rules on gun ammo, wildfire-risk scoring, wildlife enforcement
Colorado will usher in a new set of laws on July 1 that affect everything from ammunition sales to insurance transparency and wildlife trafficking enforcement. Here is a look at some of the state’s new laws: Ammunition sales House Bill 25-1133 raises the minimum age to purchase ammunition from 18 to 21 years old. The…
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Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings
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 the growing number of dangerous collisions between cars and animals on state highways. In 2024 alone, more than 3,500 such incidents occurred on Colorado roads. The bill titled SB26-141, sponsored…
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Stealing voters’ expectation of expert wildlife management | Rachel Gabel
Sen. Byron Pelton is my senator and a vote for him (or theoretically any other elected official) is a vote of confidence that he will represent his stakeholders. It is expected that he will vote for what his stakeholders want, based on what he knows to be true and what is communicated to him by those he is elected…
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‘Larger than life’ and ‘logistically challenging:’ Getting to know wolverines and Colorado’s restoration plan
Last month inside a Denver conference room, as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission moved to the next agenda item, a whisper could be heard. “I’m excited for this one.” Bob Inman stepped to a microphone. “Colorado has many remarkable species of wildlife,” he said, “but it’s been missing one of its most mysterious and…
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CPW asks public for help after bald eagle found shot with ball bearing
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has asked the public for help in learning more about the shooting of a bald eagle that took place in the Northglenn area. According to a press release on the matter, CPW officers along with local park rangers and animal control personnel responded to the report of an eagle on the…
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Rocky Mountain National Park at ‘tipping point’ with moose
Moose’s impact on one of Colorado’s most cherished landscapes has been a concern over the years. Now, Rocky Mountain National Park officials are launching an effort to address it. A recent webinar marked “the very beginning of this planning process,” Will Deacy – the park’s large mammal ecologist – emphasized to the virtual audience. This…
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Ranch owner who built 8.5-foot fence in Colorado faces $66K per day fine
SAN LUIS • A Texas businessman who built an 8.5-foot-high fence partially around his ranch in Colorado’s San Luis Valley could face fines of up to $65,544 per day after state regulators determined runoff from the disturbed land could contaminate area water supplies. The Cielo Vista Ranch, which traces its origins to a Spanish land…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out on a sweeping ranch near Lamar. This is where they…
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Officials continue to monitor Colorado Springs creek after Thursday morning oil spill
Crews and officials from Colorado Springs Utilities and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are monitoring Monument Creek for contamination after a Thursday morning oil spill. Hazmat was called to the scene just after 11 a.m. Thursday after a truck dumped 200 gallons of used oil in the area. According to Colorado Springs police, a set of…