Colorado Parks and Wildlife

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    Gray wolf paws its way back into Colorado

    Gray wolf paws its way back into Colorado thumbnail A packed house gathered at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House for a presentation regarding the upcoming reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado. Photo by Elizabeth Key

    Reintroducing the gray wolf to Colorado has produced conflict among humans. On March 15, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosted an educational event called “Living with Wolves: Coexistence in Colorado” at the Wheeler Opera House. The presentation aimed to bring collaboration and awareness to the divided packs of scientists, conservationists,… read more →

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    Wolves are coming: Livestock growers voice concerns

    Wolves are coming: Livestock growers voice concerns thumbnail West Slope ranchers shared concerns at the Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association meeting on Jan. 21. From left to right: Philip Anderson (Walden), Renee Deal (Somerset), Lenny Klinglesmith (Meeker), Bill Fales (Carbondale). Photo by Amy Hadden Marsh

    “Wolves are coming!” was an oft-repeated statement at Saturday’s Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association meeting in Rifle. And, indeed, they are. In fact, if all goes according to plan, wolves will be released into Colorado in December of this year. But, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) draft plan, made public in… read more →

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    CPW to review first draft of wolf management plan

    CPW to review first draft of wolf management plan thumbnail Local producers listen intently during a panel discussion organized by Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association at Colorado Mountain College's Rifle Campus. Photo courtesy of Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association

    Colorado’s Wolf Restoration and Management Plan to restore gray wolves in the state by the end of 2023 is on track, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Meanwhile, back home, local producers are bracing for what the reality may be once the federally endangered species is reintroduced.

    On Nov.… read more →

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    Avian flu puts Western Slope on high alert

    Avian flu puts Western Slope on high alert thumbnail “While Garfield County does not have any confirmed cases, we are urgently asking people to take immediate measures to protect their flocks,” said Colorado State University Extension County Director Carla Farrand. Photo by Jane Bachrach

    The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) continues to monitor the expanding reach of the detrimental Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. For domestic flocks, the disease carries a 90-100% mortality rate. Thus far, cases have been confirmed in Pitkin, Montrose and La Plata counties.

    The disease comes… read more →

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    Informe de GarCo: Preparación para asuntos del oso negro y el agua

    Informe de GarCo: Preparación para asuntos del oso negro y el agua thumbnail Blue Gulch en el Cañón de Glenwood. Foto de cortesía

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte 

    El gerente de vida silvestre de Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) en el distrito de Glenwood Springs, Matt Yamashita y el gerente asistente de vida silvestre de la zona, Darren Chacon pidieron a los comisionados firmar una carta en apoyo de un… read more →

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    Cómo obtener un permiso de caza

    Cómo obtener un permiso de caza thumbnail Emmett Leable y su primo Mike Marzahl sonríen felices después de que Mike abatiera un ciervo de una vez en la vida, en el valle de Roaring Fork. Este ciervo fue cazado el 13 de noviembre de 2021 y recibió el apodo de "Fire Buck" (ciervo de fuego) por su singular estatura. Foto de Jacob LaVine

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    Solicitar un permiso de caza puede ser confuso al inicio. Entre las regulaciones de Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) y la simple vieja estrategia del cazador, todavía estoy aprendiendo los pormenores después de 20 años. Si estás leyendo esto, es muy probable que seas un nuevo… read more →

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    Scuttlebutt / Calendar - March 31, 2022

    Scuttlebutt / Calendar – March 31, 2022 thumbnail Friends of long-time local David Hayes gathered at The Orchard Church to celebrate his 70th birthday on Sunday, March 27. Happy belated birthday! Photo by David Clark

    Mountain Fair line-up

    Tune into Express Yourself on KDNK this Friday, April 1, for the grand reveal of Carbondale’s 51st Mountain Fair slated musical talent.

    Scavenger hunt

    The Carbondale Rec Department hosts “Where My Peeps At?” on April 16. Teams of up to six people will unscramble clues leading to… read more →

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    Draft plan considers doubling annual bear deaths

    Draft plan considers doubling annual bear deaths thumbnail Population B-11 bears reside within Game Units: 35, 36, 43, 44, 45, 47, 361, 444, 471 (the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys). Map courtesy of CPW.

    In response to the rising incidence of local human-bear conflicts, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is pursuing an updated management plan for populations in the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys. The public has until Nov. 10 to weigh in on two proposed alternatives.

    The first maintains the current level… read more →

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    Wolf reintroduction moves forward

    Wolf reintroduction moves forward thumbnail Colorado House District 57 Representative Perry Will (right) greets a fellow participant at the day-long Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting hosted in Glenwood Springs on Oct. 27. Photo by Paula Mayer.

    The road to reintroducing gray wolves in Colorado stretches on, circling back to Glenwood Springs, for the second time since mid-summer, for a public Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) meeting on Oct. 27.

    The SAG meetings, which occur monthly at various parts of the state, are open to the public. In… read more →

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    Commissioners to visit Aspen Glen’s eagle buffer zone

    Commissioners to visit Aspen Glen’s eagle buffer zone thumbnail The three commissioners were commended several times for their patience and willingness to let everyone who wished to speak to do so at length. Sketch by Larry Day.

    The Garfield County Commissioners regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 20, took nearly six hours before all was said and done. The majority of the meeting was focused on a developer’s application for a Substantial Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment to remove an eagle nest buffer zone in Aspen… read more →