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Ranchers hit CPW with $580k in compensation claims for livestock impacted by wolves

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / January 2, 2025 / CPW, Parks & Wildlife, Western Slope, Wolves

Ranchers in Grand County hit Colorado Parks and Wildlife with a $582,000 bill for wolf kills and related impacts on cattle and sheep in the first year of reintroduction, and they are hoping the sum will convince the parks and wildlife commission to pause the next phase of the program at its meeting in Denver on Jan. 8.

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Wolf collar pings south of I-70 once again, as seen in updated tracking map from CPW

Approved, Out There Colorado, State / December 26, 2024 / CPW, Wolves

Another month has passed and another map tracking wolf movement around the state has been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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Coyote killed near the child attack in Colorado Springs had human DNA on its paws, wildlife officers say

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / December 20, 2024 / Coyote, CPW

Human DNA found on the paws of one of two coyotes killed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife suggests the animal was the one that attacked a child in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving.

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Colorado Parks & Wildlife vows to do better job at Rd. 2 of wolf reintroduction starting in January

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / December 10, 2024 / CPW, Wolves

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is vowing to do a better job at wolf reintroduction ahead of the planned release of 15 gray wolves from British Columbia starting in January.

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Activists still trying to influence CPW over mountain lion hunting, despite ballot box loss

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / December 6, 2024 / Cougars, CPW, Mountain Lions

Even after voters rejected a ban on mountain lion hunting, people that supported the ban are continuing to try to influence Colorado wildlife officials into implementing many of the measures that voters rejected in Prop. 127 during the CPW rulemaking and hearings process.

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Parks & Wildlife ‘aggressively pursuing’ coyote responsible for attacking 4-year-old

Approved, KKTV CBS 11, State / December 2, 2024 / Coyote, CPW

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are “aggressively pursuing” a coyote they said attacked a 4-year-old girl on Thanksgiving.

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CPW releases results of additional testing after invasive species discovery in Colorado River

Approved, Out There Colorado, State / November 29, 2024 / Colorado River, CPW

On Tuesday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that the agency has concluded samplings effort related to the discovery of zebra mussel veligers in the Colorado River for 2024. Zebra mussels are an invasive species in Colorado and are known to be devastating to aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure.

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Amid opposition to newly approved mountain lion plan, CPW commission urges respect for employees

Approved, State, The Colorado Sun / November 25, 2024 / Cougars, CPW, Mountain Lions

Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees can’t catch a break when it comes to their work on wolf reintroduction or the management of mountain lions.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases five more bear cubs

Approved, Out There Colorado, State / November 25, 2024 / CPW, Wildlife

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently released two sets of bear cubs (five total) after they spent the summer at the Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Del Norte.

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Western Colorado ranchers bracing for impact of the next release of wolves

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / November 17, 2024 / CPW, Western Slope, Wolves

Sen. Perry Will told his constituents in a social media post “Brace yourselves, Garfield County,” after Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced that they will begin phase two of their wolf reintroduction program, adding insult to injury to western Colorado ranchers who have already seen the devastating impact on livestock on their northern neighbors.

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