Federal protections end for the lesser prairie chicken
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains…
Trump strips endangered species protections for lesser prairie chicken
After pecking away for years, the Trump administration Wednesday finally erased all remaining endangered species protections for the…
Bison surround car during close encounter at Neal Smith refuge
When 2026 started, I decided I’d revisit some places I hadn’t been to in a few years.That led…
Colorado answers Trump administration’s demand for information about wolf reintroduction, pushes back on malfeasance accusations
In its answer to the Trump administration’s demand for details about wolf reintroduction, Colorado Parks and Wildlife pushed…
Colorado wolves move back into southwestern part of state, map shows
At least one of Colorado’s collared wolves roamed widely across southwestern Colorado in the last month, a new…
Bald eagle shot near Northglenn, wildlife officers search for culprit
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are searching for the person who shot a bald eagle near Northglenn two…
Fish species found only in Alabama moves closer to endangered status
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The stippled studfish, a freshwater species found only in Alabama, is “swimming closer to…
Colorado won’t release new wolves this year, officials say
Wildlife officials are not planning to bring any new wolves to the state this year, Colorado Parks and…
Documents: US Fish and Wildlife backtracked on Colorado wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service backed Colorado’s plan to obtain wolves from Canada nearly two years before…
Winter raptor surveys track eagles, hawks in Central Oregon | The Great Outdoors
CROOK COUNTY, Ore. — Bird watching is not always a fair-weather activity. Some of the most scientifically important…
To Save An Endangered Prairie Fish, Dried-up Iowa Wetlands Get New Life
The minnow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ecologists pulled from the shallow moat was a puny thing, with…
‘The worst … that we’ve seen’
The Asian swamp eel has been introduced to U.S. waters, causing destruction to the food chain, as reported…