Ali Longwell

The three states comprising the Colorado River's Lower Basin have offered the federal government a short-term plan to address the dangerously low

In December 2023, Colorado reintroduced 10 gray wolves in Grand and Summit counties, kicking off the voter-mandated restoration of the apex predator.

In December 2023, Colorado reintroduced 10 gray wolves in Grand and Summit counties, kicking off the voter-mandated restoration of the apex predator. Now, nearly 2.5 years later — following births, deaths and a second release...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife hosted a five-day training for 15 range riders who will spend the next 5 months working between wolves and livestock

With six bodies of water in Colorado now considered infested with zebra mussels, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is kicking off weekly sampling of the Colorado River system.

Each year, thousands of animals are killed on Colorado's highways, with the Colorado Department of Transportation reporting wildlife-vehicle collisions as the fifth-leading cause of crashes in 2025.

The river is considered infested with zebra mussels from its confluence with the Eagle River to where it flows into Utah

As Colorado lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday, May 13, they passed bills and had discussions that will impact not only the state's human residents but also its wildlife.

Large populations of Columbian short-tail grouse used to roam across 22 counties on Colorado's Western Slope until the mid-1980s when, owing to a variety of factors, the birds disappeared from all but one corner of the state.

The Shoshone water rights — which include a 1905 senior right tied to the Shoshone Power Plant and a secondary, junior right established in 1929