It’s been a little over two months since I’ve written about Colorado’s reintroduced wolves, and in that time, the birth of Colorado’s first wolf pup was announced!

While the terms “bison” and “buffalo” both commonly refer to the same animal - Bison bison - the terms have different origins and present-day uses.

In June 2023, Gov. Jared Polis (CO) signed more than twenty bills aimed at addressing climate change in June 2023. This year, he signed two new bills to promote sustainability and protect wildlife in Colorado.

Following recent trends of reintroduction (for example, wolf reintroductions in Colorado) the National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife filed a decision to reintroduce brown (grizzly) bears to Washington a couple weeks ago.

Wildlife crossings have been in the news - you may remember the viral video of the momma bear trying to get her cubs across the road from a couple years ago! So, what are designated wildlife crossings, and how do they protect people, animals, and even ecosystems?

It has been four months since Colorado Parks and Wildlife released ten wolves onto Colorado’s western slope. Here are the highlights.

On Saturday, Xcel Energy shut off power to approximately 55,000 customers in the Denver-Boulder area as a preemptive effort to prevent fires from downed electrical lines due to high winds, which reached up to 100 miles per hour. Are planned outages an option for wildfire risk reduction?

In October, Colorado’s Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee introduced SB24-005, a bill titled, “Prohibit Landscaping Practices for Water Conservation.” The bill aims to reduce the amount of water used by prohibiting nonfuntional and non-native grass in public areas.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife just put out a press release about bear activity in 2023, along with a media package that includes lots of best practices for living and recreating in Bear Country (as well as data, photos, and even videos)!

Michael Mann, climatologist, has been dealing with backlash and lawsuits surrounding his 1998/1999 publications of the “hockey-stick graph” for years. Recently, the case was ruled in Mann’s favor. Here’s what the lawsuits are about and why it is important!

In a huge step for marine protection and Indigenous-led conservation, the Resighini Tribe of Yurok People, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation and Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria designated the United States’ first Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area (ISMA) on the west coast.

The “Born To Be Wild” license plate is now available for purchase in Colorado.

I wanted to highlight this article on wolf reintroduction from last week, featuring CU Boulder wildlife ecologist (and my former professor) Dr. Joanna Lambert!

Known as “watermelon snow,” the phenomenon of color-changing snow is actually caused by the presence of algae on alpine snow or glaciers. So, what’s the problem?

Did you know wolves are getting reintroduced to Colorado this month? In fact, the first wolves were released on Colorado’s western slope today!

You may have heard a lot about COP28 in the news for the last week or two. Here’s what it was about and some of the notable takeaways.

As of last Wednesday (Nov. 29), wolverines are now protected under the Endangered Species Act! In this post, we’ll discuss what a wolverine actually is, what the Endangered Species Act is, and what protections for the wolverine might entail.

If you’ve ever been driving west in Colorado Springs, you might have noticed a reddish, rocky patch towards the base of the mountains. This is actually what remains of the Pikeview Quarry, but it is most commonly referred to as “the mining scar.” Here’s a closer look.

What is the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5)? And why is it important, even if you’re not a scientist?

The Greenback Cutthroat Trout is native to the land now known as Colorado, unlike the Rainbow Trout and other popular fishing species. In fact, it’s actually Colorado’s state fish. But what makes these trout unique is their (multiple) close calls with extinction for the last 200 years.