News Releases - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
5 days ago · Southeast Region. Media statement: Update to wolf movement in Colorado - collared gray wolf activity observed south of I-70 for first time. November 03, 2024. Read More. Statewide. CPW reports an above average number of bear conflicts and sightings in 2024, offers regional insights from area wildlife managers.
Colorado announces possible release areas for next wave of wolves
1 day ago · This June 3, 2020, file image released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows a wolf on a CPW-owned game camera in Moffat County. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP, File) In a news release following the meeting Friday, CPW said it chose the four locations in part because each met the agency’s exacting list of requirements.
CPW meets with county commissioners as part of gray wolf …
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has begun planning for the next round of gray wolf releases. On Friday, Nov. 8, CPW Director Jeff Davis, Northwest Regional Manager Travis Black, Area Wildlife Managers and Wolf Program staff met with county commissioners and staff from counties where CPW is considering releasing wolves …
100+ pronghorn killed on eastern CO roads after snowstorm, CPW …
19 hours ago · The agency said more than 100 pronghorn – a small ungulate believed to be the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere, according to CPW – have been killed on eastern plains roadways since a snowy stretch dumped as much as 40 inches in some spots. That includes 52 that were killed on US 36 east of Byers.
Here's what counties CPW is considering for the upcoming gray …
3 days ago · CPW is also considering access, safety for the agency’s staff and the reintroduced animals, potential weather impacts and equipment needed. “State statute has provided constraints on where ...
CPW investigating killing of mountain lion by Canon City man …
Oct 2, 2024 · The CPW officer found the man with a dead lion on the hood of his Jeep in a campground west of Cañon City, in Fremont County. The man told CPW that he was sitting outside his recreational vehicle with his dog the previous night when a …
Colorado wildlife managers trapping, relocating wolves that were ...
Aug 27, 2024 · Federal wildlife managers are helping Colorado with the trap-and-removal operation, CPW said. “Colorado Parks and Wildlife is committed to fulfilling the will of Colorado voters to successfully restore the gray wolf population while meeting the needs of Colorado communities,” CPW’s news release said.
CPW study: Mountain lion density in Colorado's Western Slope
17 hours ago · A CPW biometrician analyzed the biological data from the study and estimated the number of independent mountain lions in Middle Park during the winters of 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 and the same ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins planning efforts for next gray …
3 days ago · Colorado Parks and Wildlife met with county representatives from Rio Blanco, Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin counties on Friday, Nov. 8 to discuss the next gray wolf release. During the meeting, CPW staff shared the current status of wolves in Colorado, initial planning and approaches to the upcoming ...
Wildlife officers confirm Colorado’s first wolf attack since the ...
Apr 3, 2024 · A gray wolf killed a calf in Grand County, the first attack since the predators were released into the wild in December as part of a statewide reintroduction effort, state wildlife officials said...