Wildlife Discovery for Kids
Kids love learning about animals, and we’re fortunate to live in a state with an amazing variety of mammals, birds, …
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Late Winter is a Great Time for Viewing Bald Eagles
If you’re into birding or wildlife watching, late January and February are some of the best times for viewing Bald …
How Wildlife Survive Colorado Winters
As humans, we have houses, heaters, stoves, and warm clothes and blankets to keep us warm and fed during the …
Feeding and Observing Birds in Winter
Finding food can be a challenge for birds in wintertime, so many people choose to provide backyard bird feeders during …
Wildfire Impacts on Wildlife – A New Podcast
2020 has been one of the most active wildfire seasons in our state’s history, with over 600,000 acres burned. Previously …
Bear Hibernation
This is the time of year when Colorado’s black bears go into hibernation. Throughout the fall, black bears spend nearly …
2020 Ballot Measures: Proposition 114, Reintroduction and Management of Gray Wolves
This November’s ballot includes a long list of statewide ballot measures. Among these is Proposition 114, Reintroduction and Management of …
Fall Elk Viewing
Fall is a great time for viewing elk, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s best-known wildlife species. Elk live in …
Mornings with Colorado Wildlife
One of the best times to view wildlife in Colorado is in the early morning, a time when many species …
Do We Have Cardinals in Colorado?
With their bright red plumage, Northern Cardinals are one of North America’s most iconic birds. In fact, they’re the official …
Fishing Conditions and Updates
Colorado offers many great places to go fishing, in all parts of the state. If you’re interested in finding out …
Outdoor Ethics
Summer is here, and we’ve been stuck at home for months. Along with the fact that thousands of new residents …
June 22-28, 2020 is National Pollinator Week
Did you know that about one third of the foods we eat are dependent on pollinators? Not only that, but …
How to Help Injured Wildlife
Here in Colorado, we share our state with a wide variety of wildlife species. As our human population grows and …
Understanding and Identifying Bird Nests
Springtime means new baby birds. But before their eggs can be laid and hatched, bird parents must find or build …
Time Machine Tuesday: History of Colorado’s Game, Fish and Parks Agencies
Colorado’s efforts to preserve its natural resources are nothing new. As long as Colorado has been a state, there has …
Two Decades of Lynx Reintroduction in Colorado
In 1999 and 2000, Colorado began a program of reintroducing lynx into the mountains. Over the past twenty years, the …
Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part IV: Conclusion
Colorado has an amazing array of wildlife – birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, and mammals large and small. If you …
Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part III: Mustelids
Colorado has an amazing array of wildlife – birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, and mammals large and small. If you …
Colorado’s Small Mammals, Part II: Lagomorphs
Colorado has an amazing array of wildlife – birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, and mammals large and small. If you …