Category: Colorado News
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Flock to Monte Vista Crane Festival |Colorado
Flock to Monte Vista and join CPW at annual crane festival MONTE VISTA, Colo. – As thousands of sandhill cranes migrate through the San Luis Valley, visitors from across Colorado and the surrounding region will flock to Monte Vista this weekend to take in the spectacle. More than 18,000 greater sandhill cranes are in the…
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SCI First for Hunters Legislative Update & Other Happenings
Policies Impacting Hunters, Firearm Owners, and Conservation CONGRESS – The U.S. House and U.S. Senate are in session this week. WHAT WE’RE READING Colorado: Colorado Saw More Human-Bear Conflicts in 2024; CPW Provides Bear Media Kit for News OutletsCalifornia: Unsuspecting Airline Passengers Reveal Smuggled Sea Turtle Skull, Other Wildlife Crimes to Plainclothes CDFW Wildlife Officers…
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Fishing Licenses Available | Colorado
Colorado fishing licenses are now available for the 2025-2026 season DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now selling fishing licenses for the 2025-2026 fishing season. Fishing licenses are valid from March 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026 (13 months). Regulations and pricing for annual, daily and multi-day fishing licenses are listed in the new…
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Big Game Application Period | Colorado
Application period for Colorado big-game licenses begins March 1 It is time for hunters to start planning their 2025 Colorado adventure. Hunters hoping to draw a big-game license in 2025 are urged to review the changes in licenses, seasons and fees in the 2025 Colorado Big Game brochure prior to the March 1 opening of the primary…
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Southwest Region Sportspersons Meeting |Colorado
Sportspersons invited to join CPW’s Southwest Region staff for virtual meeting Feb. 19 DURANGO, Colo. – The Southwest Region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites hunters and anglers to its next sportspersons meeting the evening of Feb. 19. The Southwest Region Sportspersons Caucus will be held virtually from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19. It…
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Southern Ute Tribe Wolf Introduction MOU with CPW
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Southern Ute Indian Tribe Announce MOU on Gray Wolf Restoration MOU formalizes government-to-government relationship and encourages collaboration and information sharing as state moves forward on gray wolf restoration DENVER – The State of Colorado through Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Tribe) announce the signing…
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Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout No Longer Endangered
Decades of work keeps Rio Grande cutthroat trout off Endangered Species list MONTE VISTA, Colo. – Decades of work by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and partner organizations was recognized this week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision to not list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Four…
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2025 Gray Wolf Release Preparation | Colorado
CPW and CDA prepare for 2025 gray wolf releases with improved Livestock Conflict Minimization Program DENVER — Operational planning is underway for the second capture and release season in support of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The operation is focused on translocating up to 15 gray wolves from British Columbia to Colorado between January…
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Remember Wildlife When Decorating for Holidays
Deck the halls, not the deer: Decorate for the holidays with wildlife in mind DURANGO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices have received increased calls regarding antlered deer tangled in holiday decorations and yard equipment. These types of reports are common in the month of December. While deer are curious and tangle hazards can…
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Mountain Lion Study Bayfield, Pagosa Springs | Colorado
Western Slope mountain lion density study shifts to area between Bayfield, Pagosa Springs DURANGO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is in its fifth year of the Western Slope Mountain Lion Density Study. After wrapping up study areas in Middle Park and the Gunnison Basin and launching a study last winter in the Bookcliffs near…