Elk

Over 7,000 animals were killed in wildlife-vehicle collisions on Colorado roads in 2025. Local nonprofit Roaring Fork Safe Passages has worked since 2022 to make Highway 82 safer. This story is part of our "On the Ground" radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking tips after four bull elk were illegally poached in Las Animas County. The reward is now $4,000 for information leading to charges.

Telluride's Valley Floor sits just west of Town. The protected open space is home to a gang of elk that use the land as calving and wintering grounds. Over the weekend a hunter killed an elk on property adjacent to the Valley Floor, stirring up outrage from some local residents. KOTO's Julia Caulfield has more.

Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, was discovered for the first time in the Jackson Hole Region this winter. That’s alarmed wildlife advocates across the…