Killing wolves was supposed to solve a problem but created issue with coyotes
On a cold, miserable morning in May, Stan Gehrt trod across an open field as wind and rain blew in his face. He was leading a team of wildlife biologists...
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One million species face extinction, UN panel says. And humans will suffer as a result.
Up to 1 million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction, with devastating implications for human survival, according to a United Nations report released Monday.
Trump’s executive order will cut more forest trees; CU Boulder professor says “we can’t log our way out of the fire problem”
With a partial government shutdown looming, President Donald Trump quietly issued an executive order that expands logging on public land on the grounds that it will curb deadly wildfires.
Here’s why there are so many coyotes and why they are spreading so fast
For eons, coyotes roamed what is now the western United States, with its wide-open plains. Then came European settlers, who cut down forests for farms and ranches in a steady...
A fierce opponent of the Endangered Species Act is picked to oversee Interior’s wildlife policy
Susan Combs, a former Texas state official who compared proposed endangered species listings to "incoming Scud missiles" and continued to fight the Endangered Species Act after she left government, now...
Americans tell Interior to take a hike over proposed National Park fee increase
Interior Department officials are backing away from a plan to dramatically increase entrance fees at the most popular national parks after receiving more than 100,000 public comments from Americans nearly...
Spectacular fossils found at Bears Ears — right where Trump removed protections
One of the world's richest troves of Triassic-period fossils has been discovered in an area of Bears Ears National Monument that just lost its protected status, scientists announced Thursday. President...
Red wolves may be going extinct in the wild — again
The story of the rise and fall of the experimental red wolf population at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a testament to the power of the Endangered Species...
Interior Department reorganization could move BLM headquarters to Colorado
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke launched an unprecedented effort Wednesday to undertake the largest reorganization in the department's 168-year history, moving to shift tens of thousands of workers to new locations...
The most consequential environmental stories of 2017
President Donald Trump made his mark in the energy and environment world during his first year in Washington.