Tag: Colorado

In the 1970s, the pesticide DDT had decimated bald eagle populations in Colorado. Only one to four nests existed statewide, and none on the densely populated Front Range. Since then,...

Why do voters in Colorado back reintroducing the gray wolf while Montana and Idaho legislators are seeking to reduce wolf populations? It’s not a surprise to researchers at Colorado State...

As Colorado wildlife officials prepare to reintroduce wolves to the state, the canids seem to be taking on the job themselves. A pair of gray wolves (Canis lupus) that wandered...

As humans continue to social distance to stop the spread of COVID-19, swarms of bats in Colorado haven’t taken the hint that gathering together could facilitate the spread of a...

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Mule deer around fracking areas may be leerier of the noise from the operations than the actual structures. Rabbits, on the other hand, don’t seem to be affected by the...

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The Cameron Peak Fire was a massive wildfire that swept across the Colorado landscape last summer —the state’s largest fire in history. To understand the effect on elk (Cervus canadensis)...

Colorado wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reintroduce gray wolves to the state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to start identifying donor populations and reintroduction locations by this...

More than 20 years after efforts began to restore lynx to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, state wildlife officials say the project has been a success. Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates...