U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) /tags/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-usfws U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) en-US Copyright »ĘąÚÍřÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:37:38 GMT Black-footed ferret recovery could face setbacks amid staff cuts /regional-news/2025-03-07/black-footed-ferret-recovery-could-face-setbacks-amid-staff-cuts The concern comes after Tina Jackson, who led the species’ recovery across 12 states–including Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona–was fired as part of the Trump Administration’s federal workforce cuts. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:37:38 GMT /regional-news/2025-03-07/black-footed-ferret-recovery-could-face-setbacks-amid-staff-cuts Rachel Cohen A new film explores the history of Rocky Flats, from nuclear weapons plant to wildlife preserve /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-05/a-new-film-explores-the-history-of-rocky-flats-from-nuclear-weapons-plant-to-wildlife-preserve Workers at the Rocky Flats plant northwest of Denver helped build nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The plant is gone and the land is now a wildlife refuge. A new documentary looks at the controversial history of Rocky Flats, and the memories of its employees. We talk with the director, on today’s In The NoCo. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-05/a-new-film-explores-the-history-of-rocky-flats-from-nuclear-weapons-plant-to-wildlife-preserve In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery Feds and local advocates offer reward to identify person who illegally shot a Colorado wolf /news/2025-01-03/feds-and-local-advocates-offer-reward-to-identify-person-who-illegally-shot-a-colorado-wolf U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local wolf advocates are now offering rewards for tips that help identify and prosecute the person who shot the wolf. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-03/feds-and-local-advocates-offer-reward-to-identify-person-who-illegally-shot-a-colorado-wolf Scott Franz 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes new Canada lynx habitat protections in the West /regional-news/2024-12-05/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-new-canada-lynx-habitat-protections-in-the-west It includes critical habitat designations for the first time in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:32:07 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-05/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-new-canada-lynx-habitat-protections-in-the-west Rachel Cohen Workers at Rocky Flats helped build America’s nuclear arsenal. A new film digs into memories of the controversial plant /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-01/workers-at-rocky-flats-helped-build-americas-nuclear-arsenal-a-new-film-digs-into-memories-of-the-controversial-plant Workers at the Rocky Flats plant northwest of Denver helped build nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The plant is gone now, buried beneath land that’s now a wildlife refuge. A new documentary opening at the Denver Film Festival looks at the controversial history of Rocky Flats, and the memories of its employees. We hear from the director, on today's In The NoCo. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-01/workers-at-rocky-flats-helped-build-americas-nuclear-arsenal-a-new-film-digs-into-memories-of-the-controversial-plant In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner The Biden administration calls for ending federal protections of gray wolves /regional-news/2024-09-17/the-biden-administration-calls-for-ending-federal-protections-of-gray-wolves The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a rule that removed gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-17/the-biden-administration-calls-for-ending-federal-protections-of-gray-wolves Rachel Cohen Invasive zebra mussels found in Colorado River could have negative impact on water infrastructure and fish populations /news/2024-07-18/invasive-zebra-mussels-found-in-colorado-river-could-have-negative-impact-on-water-infrastructure-and-fish-populations Invasive zebra mussels have arrived in the Colorado River. State wildlife officials said signs of the mussels were found in the river and a canal on the Western Slope. The Colorado Sun reports the invaders pose huge risks to water infrastructure and fish populations. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:33:43 GMT /news/2024-07-18/invasive-zebra-mussels-found-in-colorado-river-could-have-negative-impact-on-water-infrastructure-and-fish-populations Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun Groups sue to restore endangered species protection for US northern Rockies wolves /news/2024-07-11/groups-sue-to-restore-endangered-species-protection-for-us-northern-rockies-wolves Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent U.S. government decision not to protect wolves in northern Rocky Mountain states as an endangered species. The groups argue in the federal lawsuit filed July 2 in Montana that those states are exercising too much leeway to keep the predators' numbers to a minimum. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:47:31 GMT /news/2024-07-11/groups-sue-to-restore-endangered-species-protection-for-us-northern-rockies-wolves Mead Gruver, Associated Press Colorado's bald eagles are soaring in numbers, wildlife officials say /news/2024-05-12/colorados-bald-eagles-are-soaring-in-numbers-wildlife-officials-say Colorado’s bald eagle population was hit hard by avian influenza in 2022, reducing the number of nests by about 20 percent. But now, the eagles have made a remarkable recovery. Sun, 12 May 2024 12:06:00 GMT /news/2024-05-12/colorados-bald-eagles-are-soaring-in-numbers-wildlife-officials-say Emma VandenEinde