Conservation

The annual Mountain Plover Festival happens this weekend in Karval, Colo. The festival celebrates this elusive bird, sometimes called the “prairie ghost.” We hear more about Mountain Plovers — and why it’s so hard to spot one.

50 years after otter reintroduction efforts began in the state, CPW is asking the public to help document the species.

Wildlife officials say when climate conditions impact natural food for bears, they can be drawn into human sources.

The Colorado National Heritage Survey spans plants, animals, and insects in every county in the state. Scientists and community volunteers are entering their third year of collecting data for the massive biodiversity project.

Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks. A federal regulation known as the regional haze rule established a goal of attaining natural visibility conditions in the parks by 2064.

Commissioners voted 6-4 to advance Center for Biological Diversity’s petition to ban commercial fur sales amid public pushback and criticism. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below.

Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on March 2 challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal protections for the greater sage-grouse across nine states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

A bird species called the lesser prairie-chicken once roamed the Great Plains, including parts of Colorado. They once numbered in the millions – but now only an estimated 30,000 of the birds remain. So why did the bird lose its federal protections – and why do bird lovers find the lesser prairie-chicken fascinating?

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains and in Colorado will no longer be federally protected. That's after the Trump administration agreed with three states and the beef and petroleum industries that the lesser prairie chicken was improperly listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Health and environmental advocates vow to fight it in court