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Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent U.S. government decision not to protect wolves in northern Rocky Mountain states as an endangered species. The groups argue in the federal lawsuit filed July 2 in Montana that those states are exercising too much leeway to keep the predators' numbers to a minimum.
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This is the time of year when wildflowers are coloring fields and forests across the Mountain West. But one rare flower that grows in a small corner of the region is threatened by development and climate change.
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Conservation groups are celebrating the approval of the wolverine restoration bill. They see Colorado as a key piece of a strategy to ensure the survival of the extremely solitary member of the weasel family.
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The Biden administration has put out a beta version of what it calls the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, a massive mapping project that seeks to visualize conservation efforts across the country. It also is intended to show progress toward the administration’s goal of conserving or restoring 30% of American territory by 2030.
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The agency says the new rule puts conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands, like ranching and mining.
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Earth Day is fast approaching and no Coloradan can forget it. There are a staggering number of opportunities across Northern Colorado to get involved with and learn more about the local environment. Choose your own eco-adventure—or a few—from our handpicked list!
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There are dozens of conservation groups across the Mountain West working to protect the waters, lands and wildlife that make up the region. That includes a nonprofit in Nevada that is helping preserve an important tree species that’s increasingly threatened by climate change.
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In the first three years, the Biden administration has protected millions of acres and spent billions on conservation.
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As Oregon’s wolf population has grown over the last two decades, from 14 to at least 178, so have their encounters with livestock.
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An USDA facility in Fort Collins is at the forefront of cryogenically preserving endangered species so researchers can be prepared for the worst in the future.