Western Wildlife

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Another whirlwind month for the Roaring Fork Valley and Colorado at large has come to a close. Follow up on feature-length stories, news bites, and ongoing state coverage here in the Headline Highlights.

Bull elk, beavers, and big cats make up some of the cast of The American Southwest. The nature film screened recently in Glenwood Springs, and Mike Lemmer was there. He caught up with the filmmaker Ryan Olinger to find out why and how this stunning visual catalogue of the Colorado River came to be.

The Lesser Prairie Chicken was struck from the U.S. Endangered Species list last month. But, a decades-long legal battle is still in play that involves the bird, represented by conservation groups and a dogpile of three states, some counties in New Mexico and Kansas and eight interest groups representing the energy, agricultural and livestock industries. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has more about the fight.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The controversial Harvest Roaring Fork Development packed the halls of Colorado Mountain College during a recent Garfield Planning Commission meeting. KDNK’s Lily Jones has more on how many people were there, and how the meeting went.

In February, Colorado lost a gray wolf, found Avian Influenza in domestic poultry, and moved to block ag producers from falsely labeling peaches. All this and more in the highlights.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the latest wolf location map tracking activity from Jan 27 through Feb. 24. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this update.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.