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What we’ve been reading and watching (Click on any title to read the article.) After a harsh winter decimated elk herds in NW Colorado, there is now cautious optimism about their recovery “Up in northwest Colorado, very few seasons compare to the winter of 2022-2023, which broke previous records for persistent snowpack, low temperatures and wind… Marie Haskett, an outfitter based in Meeker and a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) commissioner for two terms, vividly remembers seeing the bodies of countless elk, deer and pronghorn that had succumbed to starvation or the elements strewn on the landscape… This year, Denver7 began hearing rumors that the elk herds were making a remarkable recovery, so we reached out to CPW to see what was actually happening on the ground.” Read the whole thing.
Pushback by counties on solar projects is challenging climate goals, Colorado officials say
“The report lists nine solar projects in nine counties that stalled due to public opposition, wildlife issues, concerns about the loss of farmland or failing to comply with local rules and plans." No national recovery plan for gray wolves, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will no longer release a national recovery plan for gray wolves. That's because the agency says it's "no longer appropriate" for the species to be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a Nov. 3 finding.”
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