Gray Wolf Found Dead In Rocky Mountain National Park
A gray wolf has been found dead in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 7:22pm
Wildlife
Trump Administration Proposing To Do Away With "Harm" Definition For Endangered Species
A rule proposed by the Trump administration would weaken the Endangered Species Act by allowing for the modification of critical habitat threatened and endangered species rely on to survive.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 11:36am
Devils Hole Pupfish Population Takes A Dive
A year after surging to a 25-year population high, the number of endangered Devils Hole pupfish at Death Valley National Park has crashed as a result of two recent earthquakes, according to the National Park Service. However, biologists say the population is on the road to recovery.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 10:43am
Trump Administration Revives Effort To Weaken Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Five years after a federal judge blocked Trump administration efforts during his first term to weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MTBA), the president has reinstated the same provisions across most of the country.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2025 2:30am
Trump Administration Said To Be Aiming To Weaken Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration has initiated steps to redefine what it means to "harm" a threatened or endangered species, a move that could jeopardize the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2025 3:49pm
White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed At Rocky Mountain National Park
White-nose syndrome, a disease that is fatal to bats and which has been moving across the country in recent years, has been detected in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2025 11:35am
Bears Out And About In Grand Teton National Park
Bears across Wyoming's Teton County are becoming active with the spring transition. Adult male grizzly bears begin emerging from their winter dens in March, while females with young generally emerge between April and early May. March 19 marked the first confirmed grizzly bear sighting of the 2025 season in Grand Teton National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2025 2:30am
Exploring The Salamander Capital Of The World
On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders against its roughly 1,900 black bears, the salamanders would weigh more. Or was it salamanders versus all of the mammals and birds, or even all the wildlife?
- By Jennifer Bain - March 25th, 2025 2:06pm
Condor Released In Redwood National And State Parks Likely Died From Lead Poisoning
A young condor released into Redwood National and State Parks in 2023 has been found dead, with lead poisoning being the likely cause of death.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2025 2:30am
UPDATE | 2025 State Of The Birds Report Documents Continued Declines In Species
Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as Pinyon jays in the West and Bachman's sparrow in the East are among a wide variety of bird species that are in serious declines, according to the 2025 State of the Birds report.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2025 1:38pm
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