Tracy Ross
Position: The Colorado Sun

Trinidad man shoots and kills two bear cubs eating his chickens

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock, but shooting a rifle within city limits is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine

Department of Homeland Security adds sniffing device to AI tools helping fight wildfires in Colorado

Gilpin County was the first place in the U.S. to adopt a sensor with the smelling power of a dog that has detected three fires, including one that was extinguished and reignited

Captured wolf dies, pack relocated after feeding on livestock in northern Colorado

CPW broke its silence after announcing two weeks ago it would capture the Copper Creek pack

Three Colorado wolf pups caught on video confirmed to be part of Grand County pack

Outdoorsman Mike Usalavage posted video Aug. 17

15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved

CPW has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’

Wolf deterrent methods aren’t working, ranchers say, after seventh cow is killed

Funding for a range rider hasn’t stopped wolves from killing calves

A $700-per-night stargazing resort is coming to San Luis Valley

Is there enough space – and demand – to support it and similar ventures?

Colorado wildlife officials are visiting wolf-impacted communities after rocky start to reintroduction

State leaders admonished Colorado Parks and Wildlife over poor transparency when wolves were released in December. Can the agency rebuild trust?

In Silverton, the tangled debate over how – and whether – to protect wetlands in town goes on and on

The Silverton board of trustees has been grappling with how to handle its wetlands amid a desperate need for housing since 2022. After pausing construction while they figure it out, they’re at it again

Colorado cuts April hunting season, electronic lures after 198 mountain lions were killed in a month

Of those lions killed, nearly 44% were female – posing a risk to cubs born to breeding-age lions in that population.

CPW says it will not kill wolves after attacks on North Park rancher’s cattle

In the latest chapter of Don Gittleson’s fight to protect his livestock from wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says he should continue using mitigation tools the rancher claims haven’t worked

Colorado ranchers: Murky rules about killing wolves sets them up for big livestock losses

Ranchers want wildlife officials to define ‘chronic depredation’ and deal with two problem wolves in North Park