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Wolf from Canada released in Colorado shot and killed in Wyoming after it killed multiple sheep

Wolves are managed differently in Wyoming, and state officials said the wolf was legally shot after finding evidence of depredation

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s wolf reintroduction stays on track after wildlife commission denies petition for pause in program

The request to temporarily halt the program came as another 10-15 wolves are set to be released in the coming weeks on the Western Slope

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ranchers at odds with Colorado governor over wolf reintroduction

Tone at a recent conference turned adversarial

DATE: Dec 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CPW vows to do better job at wolf reintroduction

The list of improvements includes a faster response to livestock deaths

DATE: Dec 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trinidad man shoots and kills two bear cubs eating his chickens

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock, but shooting a rifle within city limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine

DATE: Sep 21, 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

15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved

CPW has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’

DATE: Aug 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolf deterrent methods aren’t working, ranchers say, after seventh cow is killed

Funding for a range rider hasn’t stopped wolves from killing calves

DATE: May 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A $700-per-night stargazing resort is coming to San Luis Valley

Is there enough space – and demand – to support it and similar ventures?

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildlife officials are visiting wolf-impacted communities after rocky start to reintroduction

State leaders admonished Colorado Parks and Wildlife over poor transparency when wolves were released in December. Can the agency rebuild trust?

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In Silverton, the tangled debate over how – and whether – to protect wetlands in town goes on and on

The Silverton board of trustees has been grappling with how to handle its wetlands amid a desperate need for housing since 2022. After pausing construction while they figure it out, they’re at it again

DATE: Mar 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado cuts April hunting season, electronic lures after 198 mountain lions were killed in a month

Of those lions killed, nearly 44% were female – posing a risk to cubs born to breeding-age lions in that population.

DATE: Jan 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News