Colorado's Biodiversity
The concept of biodiversity refers to conservation of plant and animal species in their natural…
wildlife
Time Machine Tuesday: 1903 Bird Protection Act
Yesterday I wrote about humans’ effects on wildlife. This issue is nothing new. In 1903,…
Human Population Growth and its Effect on Wildlife
You can go practically anywhere in the state and see that Colorado’s population is booming. …
Nocturnal Wildlife
Colorado offers many opportunities for watching wildlife, but some species can only be seen in…
Aquatic Studies and Investigations
Colorado Parks & Wildlife conducts numerous annual studies of fish and amphibians. Among the topics…
Time Machine Tuesday: Winter Wildlife
In 1989, the Colorado Division of Wildlife issued a publication entitled Tales of Winter as…
Don't Release Non-Native Species into the Wild
Have you ever seen a tropical bird flying around Denver, or caught a strange-looking fish…
People and Wildlife
There are many laws and rules about how people can interact with wildlife. Many are…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Birds of Colorado – 1897
Over the last century, as Colorado’s population has grown and development has increased, wildlife has…
Threatened and Endangered Species
Colorado has many wildlife species on its threatened and endangered list, including several species each…
Feeding Birds in Winter
Winter can be hard on everyone, including our feathered friends, who sometimes have a hard…
Squirrels in Colorado
January 21 has been designated Squirrel Appreciation Day (I don’t make this stuff up). The…
Fencing with Wildlife in Mind
140 years ago today, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire fencing. His invention…
Gunnison Sage Grouse
Recently there have been news stories about the debate over whether the Gunnison Sage Grouse…
Plague in Colorado
This morning the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced that plague had been confirmed…
State Wildlife Areas
Wherever you are in Colorado, there is a State Wildlife Area (SWA) near you. Colorado…
Where to Go Birding in Colorado
Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the Colorado Lottery, and Great Outdoors Colorado have partnered to bring…
Wild Turkeys
Not all of Colorado’s turkeys are at the grocery store; our state has many wild…
Colorado Outdoors: The Photography Issue
For seventy-five years, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (now Colorado Parks & Wildlife) has published…
Bats
Today is Halloween, and one of the most recognized symbols of the day, along with…