Coroner releases identity of Durango woman killed in bear attack

A coroner has identified a 39-year-old woman killed in a bear attack Friday night as Laney Malavolta of Durango. Sparse snippets of Malavolta’s life could be gathered from social media. Her...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife officials find human remains in bears’ stomachs

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife pathologist found human remains inside the stomachs of a sow and her yearling that wildlife officers suspect of killing and eating a 39-year-old woman Friday night...

DATE: May 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM reviews proposed Gypsum Valley grazing, sage grouse project

The Tres Rios Office of the Bureau of Land Management will host an informational field trip May 18 on two proposed projects. BLM wildlife and range conservation officials will lead tours of the Dry...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases film ‘Lynx: Shadows of the Forest’

A film released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife showcases the “Shadows of the Forest” in Colorado’s high-elevation wilderness – the Canada lynx. The film was published on CPW’s YouTube,...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Will opponents to gray wolf reintroduction largely end up paying for program?

When Colorado voters in November narrowly passed a ballot initiative to reintroduce gray wolves in western Colorado, detractors said it was a prime example of the state’s deepening rural-urban...

DATE: April 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Bennet aims to create jobs through wildfire prevention legislation

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and three other congressional lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation this week that would invest billions of dollars in wildfire prevention and wildlife restoration....

DATE: April 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Solar project proposed northwest of Cortez

A large solar project is proposed northwest of Cortez in cooperation with Empire Electric Association. The five megawatt solar energy system would be built on 52 acres off County Road 24 on private...

DATE: April 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Despite nice weather, wildlife closures remain in effect

Despite the spring-like weather, select public lands closed to protect critical winter wildlife habitat for big game remain off limits until April 16. “People should still respect the closure,”...

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County commissioners assert opposition to wolves

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners continues to oppose gray wolf reintroduction into the Western Slope, a plan narrowly approved by Colorado voters in November. Commissioners passed...

DATE: March 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

BLM plans habitat improvement for Gunnison sage grouse

A plan to improve habitat for the threatened Gunnison sage grouse in San Miguel County has been proposed by the Tres Rios Field office of the Bureau of Land Management. The agency is seeking public...

DATE: March 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Water guzzlers quench wild animals’ thirst

With the Southwest drying up, water guzzlers placed throughout the San Juan Mountains for wildlife are becoming ever more important. Through the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. Forest Service, in...

DATE: March 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

First bear of 2021 spotted northeast of Durango

The first bear of the year in La Plata County has been spotted, a sign the ursines may soon be waking from their winter hibernation. Lyle Wilmarth, a retired wildlife officer for Colorado Parks and...

DATE: March 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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