After its much-publicized release of five wolves on Monday, Dec. 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released five more wolves over the past week.

Source: https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2023/12/22/wolves-reintroduction-colorado-10/

A one-of-a-kind partnership with Colorado Parks and Wildlife is planned to modernize the property’s facilities and manage recreation at the remote lake surrounded by homes and wilderness at the end of a long dirt road.

Source: https://www.postindependent.com/news/sweetwater-residents-warn-federal-state-officials-they-are-ready-to-fight-plans-for-colorados-43rd-state-park/

“A press release was shared documenting the first five animals reintroduced in the state,” wrote Colorado Parks and Wildlife in a Friday evening news release.

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/news/5-more-wolves-released-in-colorado-bringing-total-to-10/

AURORA, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today the east boat ramp at Cherry Creek State Park will be closed through the extended holiday weekend.

Source: https://i-70scout.com/blog/cherry-creek-state-park-east-boat-ramp-closed-through-holiday-weekend/

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists began to assess deer and bighorn sheep populations on the southeastern plains of Colorado Friday east of Interstate 25 by conducting low-altitude helicopter flights.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/cpw-again-using-helicopters-assess-deer-elk-and-bighorn-sheep-southeast-colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/colorado-bank-association-awards-scholarship-eads-graduate

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis and his staff testified before the House Agriculture Committee on Sept. 12, 2023 that they would do everything possible not to bring “problem” wolves to Colorado.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wildlife/recently-released-wolves-into-colorado-come-from-depredating-packs-in-oregon/article_585b26ac-a458-11ee-afe2-3b2a09e49430.html

Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates there are between 4,500 and 5,500 mountain lions statewide.

Source: https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/ring-doorbell-camera-captures-video-of-5-mountain-lions-in-silverthorne-prompting-warnings-from-wildlife-officials/

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says trash is the leading cause of bear sightings and conflicts in the state.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wildlife/bear-encounters-increase-year-to-year-in-colorado-according-to-state-agency/article_9b505c34-ae45-11ed-901e-8f82e4d8d85a.html

“Human-bear conflict has existed in Snowmass Village since the town began to develop as a ski resort in the late 1960s and early 1970s,” said a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/local-news-in-brief-aug-23/article_23d8f192-4194-11ee-9f3b-3fc00c97c029.html

Matt Yamashita, a local wildlife manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, talks about wolves Wednesday at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen.

Source: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/packed-house-at-wheeler-for-a-qa-with-wolf-experts-ahead-of-states-re-introduction/

Representatives of Colorado Parks and Wildlife told the Eagle County commissioners that elk cow/calf ratios are dropping, casting doubt on the long-term sustainability of those herds.

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/news/2023-wrapped-the-return-of-wolves-to-colorado-is-the-no-2-story-of-the-year/

Suspicious, he called in a report to Colorado Parks and Wildlife that found its way to Ian Petkash, a district wildlife manager who patrols over 590 square miles of picturesque terrain within Park County out of his base in Lake George.

Source: https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/troubling-surge-of-poaching-cases-in-colorado-has-wildlife-officers-trying-to-keep-up/

That would allow them to be managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which worked for two years on the wolf restoration plan.

Source: https://gazette.com/colorado_politics/colorado-legislative-session-end-takeaways-guns-abortion-taxes/article_08769cb6-b746-5fa1-9112-63a892ef2fb2.html

The report cites a 2021 study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in which a trout was captured in a clean tributary only inches upstream from its confluence with Lincoln Creek and then exposed to the water collected in Lincoln only a few inches downstream.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/lincoln-creek-uninhabitable-for-aquatic-life-says-epa/article_37313142-7ed8-11ee-a650-475044b50dfb.html

“This is mountain lion country,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Rachael Gonzales said.

Source: https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/ring-doorbell-camera-captures-video-of-5-mountain-lions-in-silverthorne-prompting-warnings-from-wildlife-officials/

“Today’s reintroduction of the gray wolf is a tremendous accomplishment for Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the citizens of Colorado,” said Dan Gibbs, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources.

Source: https://www.mountainjackpot.com/2023/12/20/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-successfully-releases-gray-wolves-on-colorados-western-slope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorado-parks-and-wildlife-successfully-releases-gray-wolves-on-colorados-west

When purchased, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife logo will be printed on the vehicle registration card, giving occupants of that vehicle access to state parks when presented at park entrance stations.

Source: https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/29-keep-colorado-wild-pass-available-now-with-vehicle-registration/

Wildlife biologist Kevin Blecha with Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed by email that elk and deer migrations are generally present along the property, but denied rumors that CPW had attempted to purchase the property to preserve the corridor.

Source: https://crestedbuttenews.com/2023/02/conserved-property-near-cb-south-still-raises-concerns/