CPW offers refunds for upcoming hunting season as government shutdown continues October 10, 2025 Colorado, KKTV on MSN.com
... According to CPW, all hunting on Fort Carson and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site remains suspended due to the federal government shutdown. Full refunds will be offered for Piñon Canyon Maneuver ...
Chronic wasting disease persists in Aspen area October 9, 2025 Colorado, The Aspen Times
... Chronic wasting disease continues to be considered “one of the greatest concerns for deer survival” in Northwest Colorado ... As of an April 2025 memo, CPW reports from the 2022 to the 2024 hunting seasons confirm CWD has decreased in four herds, increased in 14 herds, and remained the same in 16 herds...
Cautious optimism surrounding elk herd recovery in NW Colo. after deadly winter October 6, 2025 Colorado, Denver 7
... A winter of historic magnitude slammed into the northwest corner of Colorado through the 2022-2023 season ... We saw piles of dead animals everywhere we went ... the Bears Ears herd lost about 30-40% of its population ... survivors, fueled with plenty of good nutrition, gave birth to healthy calves... mule deer, which are still struggling to regain footing in that part of the state..,
Apparent stability masks underlying change in a mule deer herd with unmanaged chronic wasting disease 2025, Colorado, Communications Biology
... Here we describe unexpected stability in prevalence and abundance in a mule deer herd where CWD has been left unmanaged. High apparent prevalence (~30%) since at least 2005 ... Data include infected deer homozygous for serine at PRNP codon 225 monitored at Table Mesa herd near Boulder, Colorado, USA, during 2005–2008 or 2018–2020... Despite stable appearances, prion disease nonetheless impairs adult survival and likely resilience in this deer herd ...
Colorado spending $15 million on world's largest wildlife overpass on busy I-25 stretch October 3, 2025 Fort Collins Coloradoan on MSN
... The I-25 Greenland Wildlife Overpass between Larkspur and Monument when completed in December will ... Cross six lanes of traffic. Span 200 feet wide and 209 feet long. Connect 39,000 acres of wildlife habitat on both sides of I-25. Reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by 90%...
After the wildfire: How Colorado's plants and wildlife have evolved to survive and replenish burned areas September 29, 2025 Vail Daily
... Wildland fires have been a part of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems for millions of years, resulting from lightning strikes, volcanic eruptions, and spontaneous combustion. The plants and animals evolved to survive after those fires... Deer and elk often move into the fire-burned areas in the following spring because there is an abundance of succulent grasses and shrubs to exploit...
Archery, muzzleloader big game seasons show rebound in herds, rifle hunters poised for solid season September 29, 2025 Colorado, CraigDailyPress.com
... For the first time since the harsh winter of 2022-2023, deer and elk populations are showing improvement through higher harvest rates and better trophy quality...Lamb is seeing more does with twins and has heard that hunters are seeing a higher quality of bucks...
Healing the land: Fires reshape big game habitat ahead of hunting season September 2, 2025 Colorado, CraigDailyPress.com
... “Elk will utilize burn scars pretty quick,” Swaro said. “We could even have some elk use these areas this fall, especially if we get rain and green-up. Being grazers, once a grass component gets established, they’ll move into those areas within the first few years.” Mule deer, however, may take longer to return. “Deer are more of a browser species that hit sagebrush, mahogany, serviceberry and shrubs,” ...
How wildfires are impacting Colorado's wildlife August 26, 2025 KUNC
... With the example of elk and deer, fire can sometimes create a positive opportunity for the ungulates with "young and vigorous vegetation regrowth" that is nutrient-dense, while at the same time, reducing the amount of physical cover they have to hide from predators ...
Scientists stunned by discovery after analyzing 160 days of camera footage in national park: 'I was very surprised' August 19, 2025 Colorado, Yahoo
... The cameras captured roughly 130,000 images of people using paths over 160 days, along with 22,000 deer photos and 10,000 elk photos... . Elk stayed away from zones up to 655 meters from busy paths, and more human traffic pushed them even further back. Deer did the opposite, showing up more often near popular routes...
Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence from history, archaeology and oral traditions August 11, 2025 The Conversation
... Diaries, newspapers and photo records from the past two centuries show the presence of not only young bulls, which at times can range widely, but also cows and calves, a sign that local breeding was taking place in Colorado before reintroduction...Today, informal estimates by Colorado Parks and Wildlife put the moose population at around 3,500 animals..,
Colorado building world's largest wildlife bridge deck to reduce crashes on I-25 July 25, 2025 KKTV
... this stretch of I-25 has long been a hotspot for wildlife-vehicle crashes, averaging one collision per day. The new overpass, which is about 50% complete, is designed to dramatically reduce those incidents by up to 90%, improving both driver safety and wildlife mobility...
State Highway 82 Wildlife Mitigation Strategy: Airport to Aspen Village 2025 Roaring Fork Safe Passages, Snowmass, Colorado
... While elk and mule deer herds on either side of the highway are separate with distinct summer ranges in the higher elevation mountains to the east and west, portions of their winter ranges overlap in the valley. Access to winter range habitat and intermingling among these herds is impeded by the highway and, in combination with other impacts to wildlife populations from development, recreation and other human activities, is contributing to elk and deer population declines in Pitkin and Eagle Counties ...
Colorado wolf reintroduction makes no sense July 5, 2025 TheFencePost.com
... why the decision to reintroduce wolves was put to the voters of Colorado makes absolutely no sense. What does the pubic know about wolves. Ranchers are now left with the detrimental consequences of Colorado voters majority vote ... Now moose, deer, antelope are all in jeopardy along with the cattle we raise...
Roaring Fork Safe Passages releases mitigation plans for wildlife crossings June 29, 2025 Colorado, AspenTimes.com
... 12-mile stretch of highway has experienced more than 450 documented wildlife-related crashes... which involved species such as elk, mule deer, black bears, and moose ... The proposed plan targets five priority locations for wildlife crossing infrastructure ...
CPW Invites Public Input on Deer Management at Upcoming Southeast June 27, 2027 Colorado, Hoodline
... the event is slated to bring hunters, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts into the conversation about herd management plans (HMPs), focusing extensively on the region's deer population...
First wolf crosses into the San Juans June 7, 2025 Colorado, Telluride Daily Planet
... Eighteen months after the first wolves were released in Colorado, a lone female wolf... The data from this wolf’s collar shows that she has walked almost 2,000 miles around Colorado ... wolves are released on state or private land in Colorado, ideally close to elk and mule deer populations and not near livestock ...
Colorado Officials Forced To Euthanize Wolf After It Continuously Killed Livestock June 3, 2025 Wide Open Spaces
... This comes after the same animal had to be relocated for previous concerns. The repeat offenses forced officials to euthanize the wolf. It's the first time that officials have euthanized one of the animals since they were reintroduced in the state in 2023...
A fence around a billionaire's San Luis Valley ranch leads to new law May 28, 2025 Colorado, The Colorado Sun
... about 20 miles of 8-foot-high wire fence surrounding his ranch ... locals argued that the fence separated wildlife from water sources and disrupted their migration patterns.... The new law requires landowners to apply to local government officials before constructing a fence in the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant area that is more than 5-feet high ...
Colorado wildlife mothers can get angry this time of year. Don't push your luck May 17, 2025 Colorado, The Coloradoan on MSN.com
... Elk and other wildlife mothers can be especially aggressive this time of year, as evidenced by mother elk attacking an adult and two children in Estes Park on three occasions during an eight-day stretch nearly a year ago... mothers protecting their young serve as a reminder for people to give wildlife a wide berth from May until the end of June when many wildlife young are born ...
Craig Mule Deer Banquet Aims to Support Habitat, Confront Conservation Challenges May 14, 2025 Colorado, Craig Daily Press
... “More and more people are moving in, and the habitat is shrinking, especially in the lower elevations where mule deer tend to live. We just don’t have the deer we had 15 years ago.”...
Moose in the Valley? May 10, 2025 Colorado, The Alamosa News
... from 1991-93, CPW transplanted 93 moose from Wyoming, Utah and North Park, Colorado to the Upper Rio Grande River Valley in Mineral and Hinsdale Counties, near Creede. That program continued the effort of transplanting Shiras Moose to Colorado that was started in 1978 in northern Colorado... today, Colorado is home to more than 3,000 moose...
Barbed wire from defunct cattle ranch causing problems in Colorado open space May 3, 2025 CBS News
... it's open space, they are no longer needed ... Approximately 250 elk live in the area, plus the deer that coexist with them. She said they would get stuck in the fence, which was installed as part of a now-defunct cattle ranch...
How is chronic wasting disease impacting deer and elk herds in northwest Colorado? February 28, 2025 Summit Daily
... Prevalence of chronic wasting disease in males is twice as high as it is in females, Banulis said. It also has been shown to have a lesser impact on Colorado’s more migratory populations ... “When animals are concentrated, they don’t move, then you get more nose-to-nose contact, there’s prion deposition in the soils,” ...
CDOT to begin construction on wildlife fencing, underpasses near Fort Garland February 21, 2025 Colorado, Alamosa Citizen
... The $9 million project will construct wildlife mitigation features including three wildlife underpasses, high deer fencing with earthen escape jumpouts, and deer guards or gates at access points ...
Colorado senator says divide between wolf advocates and ranchers has 'never been greater' February 19, 2025 Yahoo
... "Will wolves solve the CWD problem in Colorado? Probably not," Odell said. "... there are areas where wolves have been present for quite a while and CWD is gaining a foothold despite the fact there are wolves on the ground." ..,
'Saudi Syndrome' and the future of hunting in Colorado January 25, 2025 The Daily Sentinel
... the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), a large national coalition of hunting and fishing groups, always-fatal Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the biggest threat to the future of deer hunting. The same can also be said for elk hunting. Today, 82% of Colorado’s deer herds and 40% of our elk herds have some level of CWD infection, and it’s getting worse. Already, one in four deer in the largest herd in the state — the White River herd — have CWD..,
Garfield County leaders react to recent wolf releases January 24, 2025 Colorado, Post Independent
... Garfield County Commissioners on Monday signed a letter calling for the state to immediately stop any additional releases of gray wolves and to “honor provisions to protect against impacts from gray wolf reintroduction...I’ve been against the reintroduction of the wolf from the start. I think it’s very foolish to do that,” Commissioner Mike Samson said..,
Drilling into our wildlife heritage January 21, 2025 Colorado, The Daily Sentinel
... the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a new proposal to offer 12,114 acres of Colorado’s public lands for oil and gas leasing ... Almost all of the sites being evaluated for leasing come September are located in areas that are vital to the survival of iconic species, including elk and mule deer, and are categorized by Colorado Parks and Wildlife as “High Priority Habitats.” Seven parcels overlap with big game migration corridors ...
A high‐altitude thermal infrared method for estimating moose abundance and demography in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA. 2025, Colorado, - Wildlife Biology
... we evaluated thermal infrared (TIR) assisted counts of Shiras moose Alces alces shirasi in a temperate montane ecosystem of Colorado, USA ... We estimated 0.215 moose km-2 (HDI 0.145, 0.286) in 2019 and 0.207 moose km-2 (HDI 0.144, 0.276) in 2020 ... Our study indicates that this approach can reliably estimate moose densities in forested and topographically complex environments ...
Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado January 15, 2025 British Columbia, Winnipeg Free Press
... The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes following an agreement with the B.C. government to “translocate” up to 15 wolves each year over the next three to five years... At least one of the wolves relocated from Oregon in 2023 died from a gunshot wound last fall...
Wolves From Canada Arrive In Colorado, Nobody's Saying Where They'll Be Released January 13, 2025 Cowboy State Daily
... The secrecy was necessary for the safety of wolves and Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel, CPW Northwest Region spokeswoman Rachael Gonzales told Cowboy State Daily... Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program was initiated by Proposition 114, which Colorado voters passed in 2020 by the slimmest of margins, 50.91% to 49.09%...
Wolf Murder Mystery Attracts $100,000 Reward January 8, 2025 Colorado, Newsweek on MSN on MSN
... A $100,000 reward is on offer for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting of a gray wolf in Colorado this past August. The male wolf, known as 2309-OR or "Shadow," was the father of the Copper Creek pack...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to consider reducing hunting licenses for mountain lions January 6, 2025 Aspen Times
...Colorado is home to between 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions ... staff recommends that the commission reduce the number of licenses from 674 this year to 610 ... in an effort to maintain stable populations of lions..,
CPW answers questions about wolf reintroduction in Colorado for ranchers and farmers December 22, 2024 Post Independent
...“Generally speaking, as wolves approach a populated area, they’re going to shy away from those areas, even with deer and elk in that vicinity,” Black said. “Yes, they’re going to come in, they’re going to hunt deer, hunt elk, but as they get close to human activity, like traffic on highways ..,
15 more wolves to be reintroduced in Colorado
December 13, 2024 The Center Post-Dispatch
... While celebrated by many as a step toward restoring balance to the ecosystem, the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado did not go as well as hoped and the program was beset with problems almost from the beginning, with criticism growing louder after wolves were repeatedly attacking livestock in Grand County and CPW refused ranchers’ requests to kill them... starting in January of 2025, 15 more gray wolves coming from British Columbia ...
Buck gets 'hopelessly tangled' in kid's playground equipment in Colorado. See rescue November 21, 2024 MSN
... Video shows the buck violently thrashing around in the netting, at one point even bracing itself behind a tree trying to free its antlers but making no progress...
Why wildlife might get tangled in your holiday decorations — and how to protect them November 20, 2024 Colorado, VailDaily.com
... Simply stringing decorations higher is one animal-minded decorating strategy. “If you’re thinking about lights on trees, think about, ‘I have moose in the area, maybe I’m going to put those lights a little bit higher so that way they don’t get tangled up in those,'” Gonzales said ... avoid objects that appear — or are — edible ...
CPW unanimously adopts new East Slope mountain lion management plan November 18, 2024 Colorado, KDVR
... The 10-year plan to manage mountain lions east of the Continental Divide was adopted unanimously by the 10 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members ... CPW recently published results from a study of West Slope mountain lions and found that the big cats’ population density is equal to or greater than the density projections used for making harvest decisions..,
Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases potential counties for gray wolf release November 14, 2024 KKTV
... The gray wolves were originally reintroduced into Colorado in Dec. 2023, but they began an operation in August to capture those wolves after concerns about wolf-livestock conflicts..,
Chronic wasting disease is spread by humans and animals alike November 7, 2024 Colorado, KSUT Public Radio
... deer... infected by a misfolded protein called a prion ... Prions can be denatured with a 25% bleach solution that Dr. Shuler suggests hunters use on their instruments; and Colorado Parks and Wildlife does have a response plan that involves expanding testing and intervention where necessary...
Colorado voters decided the fate of an animal again — this time, big cats November 6, 2024 KUNC
... Colorado voters said no thanks to Proposition 127, which proposed a ban on the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx. This initiative marked the second time in four years that Colorado voters weighed in on wildlife management decisions. The previous ballot measure was on the reintroduction of gray wolves in 2020...
Colorado Highway 82, I-70 account for over 25% of wildlife road deaths on the Western Slope November 3, 2024 Colorado, Post Independent Citizen Telegram
... Currently, momentum around Colorado is building for several projects to build safe passages for wildlife. Bolstered by the success of the passages built on Colorado Highway 9 south of Kremmling in 2016, projects on East Vail Pass and Highway 82 from Glenwood to Aspen are among those in the state seeking funding to build infrastructure for wildlife...
Colorado predators like lions, wolves and bears come with a price tag October 30, 2024 The Coloradoan
... law requires Colorado Parks and Wildlife to compensate ranchers, farmers and landowners for damage caused by big game animals, including mountain lions, bears, elk and deer, through its Game Damage Program...
Management considerations of moose life‐history characteristics in Colorado, USA - Wildlife Biology, 2024
... . From 2014–2020 ... in Colorado ... Mean annual adult survival was high (93% and 95% confidence interval: 91–95%). Human hunter harvest was the leading source of mortality and lowered annual adult survival to 88%. Malnutrition was the leading source of natural mortality. Mean annual pregnancy rates were relatively low (77%) and highly variable (95% confidence interval: 65–88%). However, low pregnancy rates were compensated for
by high apparent calf survival... populations were likely increasing during our study ...
Deer rescued from electric rope around neck and antlers in CO October 25, 2024 Colorado, Lexington Herald Leader
... The entanglement was so bad, the buck’s broken antler was still attached by the rope around its neck ... The rope had “left a nasty gash across the neck of the buck,” the agency said. Photos show the buck’s wound after Taylor cut the rope away...
Opposition to Colorado lion hunting ban grows; CPW staffers, counties join the fray October 25, 2024 Complete Colorado
... “They say they want to curtail trophy hunting, but the definition in the petition says ‘intentional killing,’ ... All of hunting is intentional killing." ... Mesa County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the ban ... a mountain lion eats at least one mule deer per week. “At 3,800 mountain lions, that’s 197,600 mule deer that they eat in a year ..,
Final Plan Amendments Align Colorado BLM Big Game Habitat Management with Colorado Oil and Gas Development Regulations October 18, 2024 Colorado, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
... The Colorado Bureau of Land Management recently signed a Record of Decision on their Resource Management Plan Amendment for Big Game Habitat Conservation to align the federal agency’s oil and gas management with State of Colorado policies where there is overlap with high priority big game habitat... A significant portion of these lands—approximately 6.3 million acres—is also top priority habitat for Colorado’s elk, mule deer ...
Colorado Engineers Develop AI-Powered Roadkill Detection to Prevent Accidents October 13, 2024 OneGreenPlanet
... designed to detect animals like deer and provide drivers with advance warnings... “Project Deer,” uses cutting-edge technology to alert drivers when animals are on the road... incorporates artificial intelligence to analyze thermal images of wildlife... more affordable alternative to purchasing luxury vehicles that typically feature advanced detection technology...
Wolf introduction is backfiring on Colorado October 10, 2024 Denver-gazette
... As the director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game put it, the result has been “a strain on many of the very relationships that are critical to future conservation efforts.” ... also pointed to the high costs of the program ...
Guest opinion: The ballot box is the worst place to make decisions on mountain lions October 5, 2024 Colorado VailDaily.com, Jerry Apker
... There is truth that mountain lions, like many other predators, may kill sickly or injured deer more frequently than healthy animals. You should be suspicious of the wishful thinking that this means lions will control the spread of chronic wasting disease. These advocate scientists concealed that this idea has been tested in Colorado and Wyoming. Lion predation on deer had no effect on chronic wasting disease spread or prevalence ..,
26 Colorado agriculture organizations petition to pause further wolf releases September 30, 2024 MSN
... The petition wants CPW to define chronic depredation... CPW plans to capture up to 15 wolves in British Columbia and release them in Colorado this winter...
Mesa County Commissioners oppose measure to prohibit hunting big cats like mountain lions September 24, 2024 Colorado, Yahoo
... “Ballot box biology, in which wildlife management decisions are made by popular vote rather than scientific consensus, undermines the expertise of wildlife professionals,” Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis said ...
"Remove the problem wolves": Rancher makes plea after livestock killings continue September 24, 2024 Colorado, Denver Gazette
... it’s going to be the same as the Copper Creek Pack. The elk and deer numbers around here are so low ... These elk and deer don’t exist like everybody thinks they do for them to eat so they come in, and there’s no elk and deer for them to eat, and they go right to livestock..,
New test may help identify CWD in deer before they appear ill, researchers say September 18, 2024 Colorado, cidrap.umn
... Improved amplification tests can help detect chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the saliva, urine, and feces of white-tailed (WTD) before clinical signs appear, which may be useful in disease surveillance, Colorado State University researchers reported yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Colorado proposes new mountain lion management strategy as public interest in the species peaks September 16, 2024 The Aspen Times
... It is proposed that the three-year average of human-caused mountain lion deaths cannot exceed 17% of the total population of lions... adult females cannot make up more than 22% of the annual harvest... Over 90% of Colorado’s lion hunting is done using hounds ...
Would Colorado's mountain lion population grow if hunting is banned? September 8, 2024 Colorado, The Denver Post
... Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists estimate between 3,800 and 4,400 adult lions live in the state ... Populations would likely spike in the first years after hunting ends before increased mortality rates temper that growth ... An estimated 20,000 to 40,000 mountain lions live in the U.S., as do more than 1.4 million bobcats...
Momentum builds for wildlife crossings in Roaring Fork Valley and across northwest Colorado September 7, 2024 Colorado, Vail Daily
... “This whole valley was once winter range for animals,” ... In 2023, 1,530 deer were killed in the northwest corner, followed by elk with 211 reported. Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates that 2% of the state’s mule deer are killed annually in vehicle collisions ...
Colorado is becoming a leader in constructing wildlife crossings — and there's much more to come September 4, 2024 denver
...CDOT has built more than 40 wildlife underpasses and three overpasses ... Reductions in wildlife-involved crashes hover around 90% in most cases ... Deer, bears and mountain lions seem at relative ease using an underpass. Elk, bighorn sheep and pronghorn are much more inclined to use an expansive overpass..,
Mule deer with bucket lid around its neck for weeks rescued by Colorado Wildlife staff September 4, 2024 Colorado Public Radio
... staff worked for weeks to track down and immobilize the doe since it was reported on Aug. 12, officials posted on social media...
Colorado wildlife officials confirm planned location for next wolf release August 23, 2024 Fort Collins Coloradoan on MSN.com
... yhe next release will take place in the northern zone... sourcing was made more difficult after the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington notified Colorado Parks and Wildlife in a June letter that it was rescinding an earlier agreement to send 15 wolves to Colorado ..,
Colorado think tank says mountain lion hunting ban would cost millions as supporters call foul August 15, 2024 CraigDailyPress.com
... The Common Sense Institute report claims, based on 2023 data, the state would lose around $410,000 and $15,000 annually in mountain lion and bobcat hunting license sales ... “The dynamic impact ranges from $3.6 million to $5.8 million — 9 to 14 times larger — when accounting for lost elk and mule deer permit revenue affected by an increase in mountain lion population,” ...
CPW continues battle against wasting disease August 9, 2024 Colorado, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
... Parks and Wildlife has detected chronic wasting disease in 42 of the state's 51 deer herds, 17 of 42 elk herds, and two of 13 moose herds ... Infection rates in male deer tend to be highest ..,
Colorado's newest wildlife area is concerning a rancher who loves elk August 9, 2024 The Colorado Sun
...proceeds from the Colorado Lottery paid the $6.5 million and hunters and anglers mostly picked up the remaining $2 million... Polis was hailing it as the next “premier hunting and fishing opportunity for all Coloradans,” ... “Elk are running out of places to rest,” says an area rancher ...
Colorado's next wolves won't come from Washington tribes, leaving state to search for a new source August 5, 2024 Phys.org
... The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation said they would no longer provide the wolves after speaking with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, which has reservation land in Colorado..,
Experts Warn Mountain Lion Attacks Likely To Rise If Colorado Ballot Measure Passes August 5, 2024 Colorado
... Prenzlow says there are at least 4,000 mountain lions in the state today and roughly 500 are taken annually by hunters. The one big game animal that has seen declines across much of its western range is the mule deer, and the chief predator of these animals is the mountain lion.....
Colorado voters to decide on anti-trophy hunting measure in November July 24, 2024 The Sopris Sun
...If passed, the initiative would establish as a class one misdemeanor the intentional killing, wounding, pursuing, entrapping, discharging or releasing of a deadly weapon at mountain lions, lynx and bobcats. Fines and hunting license suspension are also potential consequences ...
Wildlife Officers Rescue Deer With Rat Trap Latched To Jaw in Colorado July 23, 2024 Unofficial Networks
... The trap likely prevented the doe from eating or drinking and without human intervention could have lead to her death. This type of trap is often baited with attractants like peanut butter ...
Habitat growth fosters wildlife use at North Star, study shows July 22, 2024 Colorado, Aspen Journalism
.. A report, ... the percent cover of willows and cottonwoods, and secondary shrubs like alders, along the Roaring Fork and its various oxbows, has grown exponentially,” Lowsky said. “The benefit of that is it’s created orders of magnitude more habitat for songbirds and small mammals, cover for deer and elk ...
Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Organizations Applaud BLM's Decision to Align Big Game Management with the State of Colorado July 18, 2024 Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
... “As ungulate herds face daunting challenges from an array of uses on Colorado’s public lands, it is vital that BLM take these additional management actions to address oil and gas siting and development and lessen the pace of fragmentation to crucial habitats,” said Suzanne O’Neill, Executive Director of the Colorado Wildlife Federation...
BLM proposes plan to conserve wildlife and manage oil and gas in Colorado July 18, 2024 Bureau of Land Management
... Under the preferred alternative, where lands are open to oil and gas leasing under existing Resource Management Plans, the BLM would prescribe measures consistent with the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Regulation to conserve seasonal habitats and connectivity within big game high priority habitat in support of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s big game population objectives...
Colorado Constructing More Wildlife Crossings for Front Range Corridor July 5, 2024 Denver Westword
... Across Colorado’s highways, there are over 100 structures that help wildlife navigate roads and connect to the environment on the other side; the infrastructure helps animals rebound from disruptions to their habitat from roadways. Overpasses, concrete culverts, underpasses and bridges all contribute, as do 450 miles of fencing ...
Colorado Elk Caught Tossing a Ball With Kids Looks Like They Just Want to Play June 22, 2024 PetHelpful on MSN
... the boys were mindful not to throw the ball right at the wild animal... the male elk was just as curious and friendly as the boys ...
Colorado first confirmed gray wolf pup reintroduction June 21, 2024 Colorado Politics
... Colorado has its first confirmed gray wolf pup since voters approved reintroduction of the apex predators roughly four years ago... The prey wolves in Grand County are chasing have been calves, yearlings, sheep and working dogs, as well as any elk, moose, deer or other prey..,
I-70 welcomes its first wildlife crossing across mountain corridor June 20, 2024 Colorado, KKTV on MSN.com
... this wildlife underpass could decrease wildlife collisions by up to 90%. This underpass will hopefully help elk, mule deer, black bears, coyotes, mountain lions and bobcats ...
Elk plans largely keep current population targets June 20, 2024 Colorado, The Daily Sentinel
... Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public comment on proposed elk management plans in northwest Colorado that seek to maintain the current population targets in the case of the majority of herds, including the one on the Grand Mesa. The plans are open to public review and comment through June 30...
Colorado Eliminates Over-the-Counter Archery Elk Tags for Nonresidents June 17, 2024 Yahoo
... The decision comes after extensive public input, particularly from resident hunters who were outspoken about initial recommendations to cut OTC archery elk tags altogether, as originally recommended by agency staff... CPW guessed that limiting nonresident OTC elk archery licenses by 10 percent would reduce its revenue by almost $2 million ...
It Could Soon Be Illegal To Hunt Mountain Lions In Colorado — Here's Why June 17, 2024 Colorado, wideopenspaces.com
,,, a petition for Initiative #91 before the July 5 deadline ... would put it on the general election ballot in November... the proposition would ban hunting and trapping of mountain lions in Colorado...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission adopts policy for big game season June 14, 2024 Sky-Hi News
... Elk numbers are also up to about 303,000 post-hunt in 2023, according to Brandon Siegfried, founder of the Resident Hunter Association. He said this is an increase from previous years and believes the biological needs to limit licenses aren’t needed..,
It's official, wolverines will be reintroduced in Colorado May 21, 2024, 98.5 KYGO
... Wolverines are a native species to Colorado, but the last wolverine confirmed in Colorado was in 2009: a male that traveled from the Tetons in Wyoming to central Colorado, then to North Dakota, where it was shot... Wolverines will occasionally eat deer...
Polis addresses latest wolf depredation in Colorado April 30, 2024 KDVR
... six confirmed incidents since the beginning of 2024... The latest wolf depredation incident happened on a ranch where a producer has already seen four incidents involving calves... We went to a state a thousand miles away, and we ran them down with a helicopter, and we shot them with a net gun or a tranquilizer, put him in a cage … took him away from his pack ...
A new era for environmental conservation in Colorado April 24, 2024 Colorado Newsline
... The federal Bureau of Land Management ... will offer new kinds of leases for conservation. The purposes of the leases will be to restore public lands to and protect them from harm...say a nonprofit wants to improve mule deer habitat. It could seek a restoration lease and foster new habitat on BLM property that currently isn’t suitable for it...
Colorado Elk Migration Corridor Conserved, Public Access Expanded April 5, 2024 Ark Valley Voice
... A key parcel of elk and mule deer habitat ... Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) has worked with a local family ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lands a spectacular hunting and fishing ranch in South Park March 12, 2024 The Colorado Sun
... Great Outdoors Colorado funded most of the $8.25 million purchase of Collard Ranch ... a corridor for thousands of migrating elk moving to and from the surrounding high mountains, as well as mule deer, pronghorn and other wildlife...
Young elk falls through ice on Colorado pond, video shows. See ‘heartwarming’ rescue March 8, 2024 Colorado, Yahoo
... The video shows the elk floating near the edge of the pond and struggling to keep its head high enough above the water. The video doesn’t show the rope rescue ...
CPW study shows zombie deer disease affects 40 out of 54 deer herds in Colorado March 7, 2024 Colorado, KREX Grand Junction on MSN
... Mesa County has shown less than five percent of deer populations are infected, …in unit 60, we’ve got greater than 20 percent prevalence, and in 61, it’s between 10 and 20 percent ... across the state, they’ve identified chronic wasting disease in 40 out of 54 of our deer herds. 17 out of 42 elk herds are also now infected...
Bill calls for reintroduction of predator 'capable of killing deer' in Colorado March 5, 2024 OutThere Colorado
... to reintroduce wolverines ... there was once a viable population of wolverines in the state, but this was last confirmed in 1919 ... a wolverine was tracked traveling into northcentral Colorado in 2009 ... As stated in the proposed bill, there are an estimated three hundred to four hundred wolverines left in the lower 48 states ..,
CPW unveils draft Front Range mountain lion plan March 1, 2024 Colorado, The Colorado Sun
... “on a statewide level, we have 3,800 to 4,400 independent lions not including kittens,” with “one of the higher densities in the country on the Front Range.” ... The agency will also shift management goals from stabilization and suppression to stabilization only..,
CPW reports good signs for herd recovery while reminding hunters to be aware of license reductions February 17, 2018 Colorado, Craig Daily Press
... While CPW biologists were encouraged by what they saw during this year’s flights, the overall numbers of big game are still down in Northwest Colorado due to the high mortality that occurred last winter..,
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Initiates Wintering Wildlife Conservation Campaign February 12, 2024 BNN Breaking
... The crux of this campaign revolves around minimizing human disturbance to wildlife, particularly big game species such as elk, mule deer, moose, and bighorn sheep... a bid to safeguard wildlife during the harsh winter months ...
CSU study: Wolf reintroduction ecosystem restoration claims may be overblown February 9, 2024 Colorado, The Fence Post
... conducted over a 20-year period in Yellowstone National Park ... Colorado researchers found that “Claims of ecosystem restoration, resulting from a trophic cascade following the restoration of the gray wolf to Yellowstone, have been used to justify translocation of wolves to their unoccupied former range in many areas of the world,” the study states. “Careful scrutiny has revealed these claims to be exaggerated or false.” ...
I-70 wildlife underpass is nearing completion February 8, 2024 Colorado, 9NEWS
... the first wildlife underpass on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor.... will allow elk, deer and other animals to move freely from one side of the interstate to the other ...
Our View: BLM’s big game plan must protect further February 1, 2024 Colorado, The Durango Herald
... In the Southwest alone, elk calf survival rates have declined significantly since the 1980s, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife... Current elk populations aren’t likely sustainable over the next 20 years. The BLM knows this...
Drilling could ravage wildlife habitat in draft Colorado plan. There's still time to change course. January 24, 2024 Colorado, The Wilderness Society
... One of the major stumbling blocks in the current draft is its focus on mitigating impacts to wildlife instead of avoiding them altogether. For example, the current draft would place new limitations on how many structures can be built in an area, but it does not change how much land is available for leasing to being with...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife carries out deer collaring with herd southwest of Durango January 24, 2024 Colorado, The Durango Herald
... will help wildlife biologists ... piece together how the animals live and survive on Southwest Colorado’s landscape and how they interact with people... The collars deployed this winter will remain fixed to the deer around their necks for two years. A timed detachment mechanism will release, the collars will drop off ...
BLM assessing big game corridor protections January 20, 2024 Colorado, The Durango Herald
... Deer and elk herds across Colorado face ever increasing obstacles as unfettered development shrinks available habitat... BLM is considering restricting the amount of disturbance to 3% of high priority habitat ...
Colorado Range Scientist Says Wolf Reintroduction Will Be Good For Ranchers & Hunters January 13, 2024 Colorado, Cowboy State Daily
... “People are worried that wolves are going to kill elk, kill deer, kill cattle and kill sheep. And they’ll do all of that, those fears are not unfounded,” said Matt Barnes, a range scientist ... But those fears also are likely blown out of proportion, Barnes told Cowboy State Daily ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Urges Public to Give Wintering Animals Space January 9, 2024 Bollyinside
... Seasonal closures have been implemented to protect mule deer and elk, who are struggling to find food and shelter. The increasing human footprint is encroaching on their habitats, making it crucial to respect these areas...
Living with wolves: Not as rosy as media would like us to believe January 6, 2024 Colorado, TheFencePost.com
... . In the fall of 1995 I saw one track of a lone wolf. Then in January 1999 my son and I tracked a pair of wolves in the snow. A pack arrived that summer. Within three months not a deer was to be seen, or tracked, in these meadows — even during the rut ... [Geist has published 17 books on wildlife and large mammals]
Don't fence me in: CPW officials warn of wildlife conflicts January 3, 2024 Colorado, The Durango Herald
... Specifically, fences with 6-inch openings. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers in the southwest region respond to dozens of reports each year of deer stuck in fences...
Colorado Man Spots Young Buck With Monster Cyst On Its Body January 2, 2024 Whiskey Riff
... National Deer Association director of conservation Matt Ross told the outlet that this growth is most likely ... fluid filled cyst that began to accumulate after a soft-tissue injury. Most likely this buck took an antler to the chest, the wound filled up with fluid, and the cyst continued to grow ...
Colorado releases additional 5 gray wolves as part of reintroduction effort December 23, 2023 Yahoo News
... Biologists chose wolves that were mature enough to hunt on their own, the agency said. Colorado officials anticipate releasing 30 to 50 wolves within the next five years ..,
CPW to use low-flying helicopters to assess deer, bighorn sheep in SE Colorado December 11, 2023 Colorado, Denver7
... According to CPW, 60 mule deer fawns, 65 cow elk and 60 calf elk will be fitted with radio-collars during the flights in southwestern Colorado... The data is critical to our work of forming population models, management strategies and to set future hunting license numbers.” ...
Federal grants given to 17 states to help keep wildlife off roads December 6, 2023 ABC Action News
... The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $110 million for projects across 17 states to help reduce vehicle collisions ... One of the largest overpasses in North America will be built in Colorado ...
Writers on the Range: What really affects hunting in the West November 29, 2023 Colorado, Aspen Times
... Private lands provide up to 80% of habitat for all wildlife species, including critical winter range that’s the limiting factor for most big game populations. Yet these family farms and ranches are struggling for economic survival and in many places are under immense development pressure...
Crane comes to rescue when icy deer gets trapped on frozen Colorado lake, photos show November 27, 2023 YAHOO!News
... Wildlife officers tranquilized the deer and strapped it up so the crane could lift it over a fence along the road ...
Hunters, Anglers, and Other Wildlife Conservationists Ready to Ensure Colorado Deer, Elk ... November 9, 2023 Colorado, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
... the Colorado Bureau of Land Management published their Draft Big Game Corridors Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement ... This Plan Amendment offers a pathway for BLM to create a standardized approach across relevant field offices that facilitates responsible oil and gas development to avoid the highest value habitats for big game wherever possible ..,
Watch out for wildlife crossing Colorado highways as sunset arrives earlier November 6, 2023 KOAA
"...in the last couple years, more mule deer getting hit in Colorado by cars and trucks, than are getting hunted ..." said Chuck Attardo, the C-DOT Environmental Manager..,
Colorado Has Wyoming to Thank for Its Wonderful Elk Population October 31, 2023 Retro 102.5
... back in the early 1900's, Colorado's elk population was so low, that help was needed to keep up any sort of continued population...in 1916, Wyoming transported a mere 50 elk to get Colorado's population up and r
unning, again... After over 100 years, those 50 elk from Wyoming have turned into the 280,000 strong that Colorado sees today..,
'Tourism Hunting?' The West has too many visiting hunters October 30, 2023 Colorado, AOL
... Western states such as Colorado, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, and Wyoming receive more than 60% of their license revenue from non-resident hunters... Colorado, where as many as 35% of the licenses go to out-of-state hunters. Colorado also sells unlimited “over-the-counter” licenses that do not require a lottery entry to purchase.,,
CPW Seeks Public Input on Mule Deer Herd Management Plans October 27, 2023 Colorado, arkvalleyvoice
... the Southwest Region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) published its proposed Herd Management Plans (HMPs) for 14 mule deer herds in southwest Colorado. The draft plans are open to public review and comment now through Dec. 15... The Executive Summary of the draft HMP is here, and the complete text is here...
