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Colorado has pledged to eliminate thousands of acres of irrigated agriculture in a focused region on the eastern plains. The burden falls mostly on private landowners. But the state also has irrigation wells there. And local farmers say they shouldn’t be the only ones to sacrifice their water rights.
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As Colorado's big-game rifle season approaches, state wildlife officials are ramping up monitoring of chronic wasting disease, which continues to spread in deer and elk populations around the state.
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Little to no water flows from the Republican River's South Fork in southeast Yuma and northern Kit Carson counties into Kansas and Nebraska, where it merges with the main river. Officials have a plan that could cost about $40 million to save the fork.
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Gov. Jared Polis is leading the pack wanting to speed up the process, saying wolves “take care of themselves” and will be easier to release into the landscape than other animals Colorado has already brought back, including the Canada lynx and the black-footed ferret.
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Following the narrow passage of Proposition 114, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will now spend the next three years coming up with a plan for how to reintroduce the animals by 2023.
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Sales for both hunting and fishing licenses are up in Colorado this year. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, over 624,000 people applied for the big game draw this year, up from 609,000 in 2019.
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A young bear rescued after suffering burns in the East Canyon Fire in June was released on Monday, wildlife officials said.
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The state is under a stay-at-home order, and fewer people are out and about. What has all this meant for Colorado’s wildlife?Shannon Schaller is the…
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Beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, all state parks in Colorado will require campsite reservations. You can reserve a site up to six months in advance, or even the…
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Update November 15, 2019 at 3:30p.m.: According to Travis Duncan with Colorado Parks and Wildlife: "The commission voted to dismiss both citizen petitions…