animal

It’s a boy! Denver Zoo welcomes healthy baby orangutan
Hesty, a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan known for her fabulous hair, gave birth this week...

About 90 bison seized as Moffat County Sheriff’s Office investigates animal neglect case
Over the past month, the sheriff's office had been working with Lay Valley Bison Ranch...

Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era
Lethal disease flare-up in 2025 cut wolf populations. The virus was lethal to pups.

New Colorado law bans sales of cats, dogs in pet stores in bid to crack down on ‘puppy mills’
Following in the paw-steps of several other states, Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law...

How a geriatric Colorado beaver with a tree allergy inspired Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ movie
Ginger retired to the big dam in the sky in 2022 when she was nearly...

Immigrants detained in Colorado by ICE’s ‘deportation machine’ reach for once-rare legal lever
In his first 19 years as a lawyer, Denver immigration attorney Hans Meyer said he’d...

House Bill 1011 would push more buyers to the black market where puppy mills thrive (ap)
"A good animal protection policy should focus on making sure animal welfare objectives are met....

Colorado considers a law to end puppy mills. We can help by visiting these amazing animal shelters for our next pet. (ap)
Encouraging people to adopt rather than shop is a laudable goal, and Colorado is home...

No permit required to hike to Colorado’s Blue Lakes in 2026
Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service announced that it anticipates requiring advanced-purchased permits to...

Utah begins to cull mountain lions to ‘study’ the effect (ap)
Utah’s mountain lion cull follows hard upon a 2023 state law that opened up year-round,...