Wildlife /tags/wildlife Wildlife en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:21:47 GMT Colorado sees flurry of last-minute action on endangered species ahead of Trump administration /news/2024-12-19/colorado-sees-flurry-of-last-minute-action-on-endangered-species-ahead-of-trump-administration Here’s a scorecard of the wins and losses for threatened species in the West. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:21:47 GMT /news/2024-12-19/colorado-sees-flurry-of-last-minute-action-on-endangered-species-ahead-of-trump-administration Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun Environmentalists call for more grizzly protections with delisting on the horizon /2024-12-12/environmentalists-call-for-more-grizzly-protections-with-delisting-on-the-horizon Grizzly advocates want the species to be treated as one “metapopulation” — rather than separate islands throughout the Northern Rockies. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:24:40 GMT /2024-12-12/environmentalists-call-for-more-grizzly-protections-with-delisting-on-the-horizon Hanna Merzbach The Catch-Up: This week's highlights from KUNC's newscast /news/2024-12-06/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast The Catch-Up brings you the biggest stories and headlines from this week's KUNC newscasts. Stay up to date with all the news out of Northern Colorado. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:51:30 GMT /news/2024-12-06/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Beau Baker Colorado officials are hunting a coyote that attacked and injured a 4-year-old girl /news/2024-12-02/colorado-officials-are-hunting-a-coyote-that-attacked-and-injured-a-4-year-old-girl Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are hunting a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl on Thanksgiving after she mistook it for a dog crouching behind a tree. The young girl and another child approached the coyote near Colorado Springs. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:29:36 GMT /news/2024-12-02/colorado-officials-are-hunting-a-coyote-that-attacked-and-injured-a-4-year-old-girl Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America Colorado voters decided the fate of an animal again — this time, big cats /news/2024-11-06/colorado-voters-decided-the-fate-of-an-animal-again-this-time-big-cats Proposition 127, also known as the big cat hunting ban, proposes a ban on the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx. This initiative marked the second time in four years that Colorado voters weighed in on wildlife management decisions. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:55:27 GMT /news/2024-11-06/colorado-voters-decided-the-fate-of-an-animal-again-this-time-big-cats Cassie Sherwood, CU Boulder Journalism Poachers are exploiting the high demand for eagle feathers that are sacred among Native Americans /news/2024-11-04/poachers-are-exploiting-the-high-demand-for-eagle-feathers-that-are-sacred-among-native-americans America's golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies. The government's response has been to crack down on illegal poaching rings while distributing feathers and other eagle parts legally to tribal members through a federal repository in Colorado. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-04/poachers-are-exploiting-the-high-demand-for-eagle-feathers-that-are-sacred-among-native-americans Matthew Brown, Associated Press Grizzly 399 wasn’t your average bear. She got a rare farewell — by cremation /2024-11-01/grizzly-bear-399-ashes-spread-rare-cremation-grand-teton Federal wildlife officials spread the world-famous bear’s ashes in Grand Teton National Park, after she was hit by a car. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 22:14:13 GMT /2024-11-01/grizzly-bear-399-ashes-spread-rare-cremation-grand-teton Hanna Merzbach Could more creative road signs help protect grizzly bears? /2024-10-30/could-more-creative-road-signs-help-protect-grizzly-bears Calls for more protections for grizzlies on roads come after world-famous bear 399 was struck by a car in Wyoming. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:39:02 GMT /2024-10-30/could-more-creative-road-signs-help-protect-grizzly-bears Hanna Merzbach From the porch to compost, wildlife officials remind Coloradans how to properly dispose of pumpkins /news/2024-10-30/from-the-porch-to-compost-wildlife-officials-remind-coloradans-how-to-properly-dispose-of-pumpkins Colorado Parks and Wildlife have issued a reminder to dispose of pumpkins properly to protect wild animals. They say if not, it's an issue for wildlife, pets and people. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:29:58 GMT /news/2024-10-30/from-the-porch-to-compost-wildlife-officials-remind-coloradans-how-to-properly-dispose-of-pumpkins Alex Murphy More states are rethinking beaver management to help these furry engineers thrive /regional-news/2024-10-24/more-states-are-rethinking-beaver-management-to-help-these-furry-engineers-thrive Having a proactive statewide management plan, advocates said, can help educate the public about the importance of sustaining beaver populations, outline goals for their recovery, and help foster coexistence with communities. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:50:46 GMT /regional-news/2024-10-24/more-states-are-rethinking-beaver-management-to-help-these-furry-engineers-thrive Rachel Cohen