Spruce it up!The Sopris Sun invites youngsters to submit illustrations for its annual Spruce Up The Sun contest. The winning image(s) will be featured on the cover of our Dec. 19 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in the submission box outside The Launchpad […]
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Spruce it up!The Sopris Sun invites youngsters to submit illustrations for its annual Spruce Up The Sun contest. The winning image(s) will be featured on the cover of our Dec. 19 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in the submission box outside The Launchpad […]
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Letters – Dec. 5, 2024
Correction: In last week’s story, CPW prepares West Slope for impending wolf reintroductions,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife public information officer Rachael Gonzales stated that wolves are inclined to avoid humans. Other stakeholders suggested that wolves have been lured by unprotected livestock carcasses. These statements were mistakenly conflated. A sad goodbyeAfter nearly 30 years of long […]
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CPW prepares West Slope for impending wolf reintroductions
The first year of official reintroduction of wolves to Colorado has had its ups and downs. The state-managed process is controversial. For years, the topic of facilitating the return of the species has had enthusiastic advocates and staunch opposition. Gray wolves, the species native to the central Rockies, were eradicated by humans by the 1940s […]
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Washington range rider talks about ‘co-thriving’ with wolves
Daniel Curry named his organization, Project GRIPH, after his horse. “Griph is the first horse I rescued from slaughter,” said Curry. “He would have been dog food in 2009. Now he’s started this business with me and he’s been there with me the whole time.” GRIPH also stands for Guarding the Respective Interests of Predators […]
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Wolves updateAn update on the state’s Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map on Oct. 23 revealed that a wolf has, for the first time, moved south of I-70 and into the watershed surrounding Leadville. Colorado Parks and Wildlife does not typically provide location information on the wolves outside of a fourth Wednesday of every month update. […]
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Glenwood shootingSocial media erupted Labor Day when Glenwood Meadows shoppers were told to shelter in place due to an officer-involved shooting. Around 1pm, a local Caucasian male with an outstanding felony warrant related to firearms charges, was approached by two police in uniform in the parking lot facing Natural Grocers. The suspect reportedly reached for […]
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Five wolves successfully released in CO
On Monday, Dec. 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released five gray wolves from Oregon onto public land in Grand County. It was a historic moment, putting into motion a ballot measure that voters in the Centennial State decided on back in 2020, with a narrow margin. Much support came from voters on the Front […]
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Gray wolf paws its way back into Colorado
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, ranchers, journalists and communities. The […]
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CPW ups compensation for livestock killed by wolves
“We’re nervous. We’re scared,” Meeker resident Ann Marie Scritchfield told the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission at a public meeting in Rifle earlier this month. Scritchfield is the owner/operator of Sable Mountain Outfitters, a 24-year, family-run business in Rio Blanco County. Scritchfield joined close to 300 ranchers, outfitters, ecologists, and wolf proponents at the Colorado […]