The virus has claimed geese, ducks, even 2 Chilean flamingos, data shows
By Conrad Swanson
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza — or bird flu — sweeping across the globe has killed more than 12,000 wild birds in Colorado, and the virus is jumping into mammal populations a...
U.S. to focus on bison restoration
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to co...
By Amy Taxin
The Associated Press
FRESNO, Calif.>> Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on her father’s shoulders.
At this zoo in a central California far...
WILDLIFE By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE>> Endangered Mexican gray wolves are making more strides, as more breeding pairs and pups have been documented since reintroduction efforts began in the southwestern U.S. more than two decades ago, federal wildlife manager...
By Tracey Tully and Winston Choi-Schagrin
The New York Times
First, a North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, washed ashore in Virginia. Then, a humpback floated onto a beach in New Jersey. Not long afterward, a minke whale, swept in on the morning tide, landed on the Rockaway...
WHALE SONG
Scientists: Humpbacks wail less as population grows
A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens, Australia, in June 2021. MARK BAKER — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
WASHINGTON>> Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness.
S...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.>> The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has recovered sufficiently in Florida and other Southern states that U.S. wildlife officials Tuesday proposed removing the wading bird from the endangered species list.
The U.S. ...
By Bruce Finley
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Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot — hiding behind shrubs, seldom popping out except before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances.
But now it may become Colorado’s first climate casualty.
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By Dino Grandoni
MONTREAL — Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade.
A room of blear...
Federal endangered species designation will heighten protection for surviving lesser prairie chickens
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PUBLISHED: December 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 9, 2022 at 10:50 a.m.
Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prair...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. >> Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.
These eastern musk turtles, known for spending much of their lives i...
State officials lost track of North Park pack after collars stopped working
By Conrad Swanson
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Three of Colorado’s few gray wolves might have been killed just across the state line in Wyoming, state wildlife officials confirmed.
Travis Duncan, a spokesman for Colorado Park...
By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE>> An environmental group is suing U.S. wildlife managers, saying they have failed to protect a rare grouse found in parts of the Midwest that include one of the country’s most prolific areas for oil and gas development.
A lawsuit filed...
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The tiny round-bodied, yellow-bellied bird in Meredith McBurney’s hands looked delicate, a creature to be handled with a lot of TLC.
“They’re long-distance migrants. They’re tough birds,” McBurney said of the Wilson’s warbler, squirming and trying to flutter away. “But boy, ...
Project turns to technology to protect animal from climate change
By Kiara Demare
The Denver Post
Above 8,000 feet in Colorado, pikas — a tiny, furry animal with large mouse-like ears — can be seen and heard on hiking and rock-climbing trails.
“When I’m up in the mountains, one of my fav...
By The Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONT.>> An environmental group filed a lawsuit against U.S. Forest Service officials on Tuesday for allegedly polluting waterways during their battles against wildfires by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams.
Governm...
By Amanda Wight
Writers on the Range
The story of a Montana woman who recently killed and skinned a domestic dog then proudly posted photos on her social media pages has sparked a flood of public outrage.
It should. The woman allegedly mistook the dog for a wolf, saying she was excited to share t...
WILDLIFE
Icon under pressure
World-class elk herd in bull’s-eye of outdoor recreation boom, report warns
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
Along with heading to the mountains to see the gold aspen leaves, a must-do for a lot of Coloradans in the fall is to hear bull elk bugle. The male elk’s hig...
By John Flesher and Brittany Peterson
The Associated Press
AMALIA, N.M. » Biologist Bryan Bakevich unscrewed the top of a plastic bucket and removed a Rio Grande cutthroat trout that squirmed from his grasp and plopped onto the grassy bank of Middle Ponil Creek.
“He wants to go home,” Bakevich sa...
By Aniruddha Ghosal and Sibi Arasu
The Associated Press
NEW DELHI » Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back.
Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly cont...
