State and city buys add about 483 acres to Cheyenne Mountain State Park, safeguarding the park's Highway 115 entrance and advancing a long-planned trail connection.

CPW reported the death of a reintroduced female gray wolf, 2504, in Colorado. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating under the Endangered Species Act. The cause remains unknown.

A collared female gray wolf that was translocated from British Columbia was found dead in northwest Colorado; federal investigators will perform a necropsy.

Colorado Springs invites residents to participate in the Vision Survey shaping the future of the city's parks, trails, and open spaces as part of updating the Park System Master Plan.

Denver Zoo said its Animal Care and Health teams are investigating after the deaths of two Malayan tapirs, JohHi and Rinny. Pathology testing is pending and officials say there is no current risk to visitors.

After months of pushback, Denver Parks & Recreation will keep a 50-meter pool at Mestizo-Curtis Park, reversing earlier plans for smaller pools.

Colorado Springs residents prefer improving existing parks and trails over developing new ones, as per a city report, with safety, amenities, and events also being high priorities.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens applications for the 2026 range riding season, emphasizing the importance of wildlife management due to rising wolf populations and seeking to enhance conflict minimization efforts in the state.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will discuss wildlife management, including herpetofauna regulations and wolverine reintroduction, in an upcoming meeting with virtual and in-person attendance options.

The 2026 Blue Mesa Lake Trout Tournament offers $10,000 in prizes, helps CPW manage fish populations, and follows a successful kokanee salmon spawn, with specific targets on smaller lake trout.

Colorado trails closed after a mountain lion attack, as announced by the U.S. Forest Service, affecting Garden Gate, Gravel Pit/Rainbow, and Piper Meadows/Glen Haven trailheads.

CPW investigates a suspected fatal mountain lion attack in Larimer County after hikers found a woman dead and scared off the lion. Efforts to locate responsible lions resulted in two being euthanized, pending a necropsy to confirm their involvement.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens a hunter registration for a bison roster to address the management of wild bison entering from Utah, with potential for special management hunts.