Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Lawsuit and agency opposition to BLM oil and gas leases

3 clusters · 7 sources · last updated about 17 hours ago

Latest: Colorado agencies seek removal of Roan Plateau parcels from federal oil and gas lease sale

Conservation groups Wilderness Workshop and The Wilderness Society have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Denver against the federal government. The suit alleges that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) viola

Rising US and Canadian black bear human-wildlife conflicts

16 clusters · 43 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Black bears enter homes in Durango amid increased wildlife conflicts

Black bear encounters with human settlements and food sources have been reported across several US states and Canada, driven by environmental factors and wildlife habituation. In New Mexico, officials captured a mature b

Colorado gray wolf livestock conflict

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Colorado Parks and Wildlife euthanizes wolf following livestock attacks

Since the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado in December 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has engaged in several lethal removals of wolves due to livestock depredation. In early September 2026, CPW killed

Colorado bear-human conflict reaches record levels

5 clusters · 13 sources · last updated 8 days ago

Latest: Colorado bears cause rising human-wildlife conflicts

By late August 2026, the surge in human-bear conflicts in Colorado reached critical levels. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) reported over 7,000 incidents this year, driven by the worst natural forage conditions for bea

Beaver reintroduction for drought resiliency in US

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 14 days ago

Latest: Beaver reintroduction project aims to combat drought in Utah

Efforts to utilize beavers as ecosystem engineers to combat drought and restore riparian habitats are expanding across the Western United States. In Colorado, beavers at a regenerative agriculture site near Aspen have s

Colorado gray wolf accidental killing and investigation

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 16 days ago

Latest: Colorado Parks and Wildlife defends penalties for hunter who killed wolf

In January, a licensed hunter in Colorado killed a female gray wolf, identified as tag 2504, after mistaking the animal for a coyote. The wolf was part of a group of 15 animals relocated from British Columbia to Colorado

US western river trout protection amid heat, fire

8 clusters · 30 sources · last updated 29 days ago

Latest: Yellowstone National Park fishing regulations update

Extreme heat and drought across the U.S. West led to widespread fishing restrictions in mid-to-late summer 2026. In July, Yellowstone National Park issued emergency 24-hour bans on the Madison, Firehole, and Gibbon river