Elise Schmelzer

CPW officials planned to release between 10 and 15 wolves from Canada in January to add to the state's population, but the agency canceled those plans after the new head of the U.S.

DENVER — Colorado’s voter-mandated wolf reintroduction is at a critical juncture two years after the ... Your free access has ended.

DENVER — Colorado's voter-mandated wolf reintroduction is at a critical juncture two years after the first canines were released in the state, wildlife officials said Thursday.

For more than a year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has withheld $40 million awarded to the Colorado River District for the purchase of the water

DENVER — Tens of millions of federal dollars will finally flow to an effort by a coalition of Western Slope governments to purchase some of the largest and most senior water rights on the Colorado River.

DENVER — Tens of millions of federal dollars will finally flow to an effort by a coalition of Western Slope governments to purchase some of the largest and most senior water rights on the Colorado River.

Failure of latest bills setting incentives, restrictions leave local governments to impose rules or halt plans

DENVER — Tens of millions of federal dollars will finally flow to an effort by a coalition of Western Slope governments to purchase some of the largest and most senior water rights on the Colorado River. For more than a year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has withheld $40 million awarded to the Colorado River District for the purchase of the water rights attached to Xcel Energy’s aging ...

Wildlife officials recorded wolf activity from along the Wyoming border near Steamboat Springs to as far south as Gunnison. The wolves' territory extended west to near Grand Junction and east to Vail Pass.

Colorado's collared wolves remained in the northwestern part of the state over the past month, a new map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows.