Ali Longwell

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Reporter at Vail Daily

Currently writing and reporting for the Vail Daily

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What kind of vet care should ranchers be compensated for after wolf-livestock conflict?

6 days ago | postindependent.com | Ali Longwell

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission initiates a rulemaking to look at one small part of how it compensates ranchers for wolf-related losses A North Park rancher’s request for reimbursement following wolf-related livestock losses spurred Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Commission to take another look at how the state is compensating producers for veterinarian care.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife tracking up to four possible wolf dens

6 days ago | vaildaily.com | Ali Longwell

For wolves, the beginning of May signals the end of denning season. While Colorado Parks and Wildlife is tracking up to four pairs of wolves that could be denning, none have been confirmed, according to Eric Odell, the agency’s wolf conservation program manager. “We are monitoring one to three to four pairs of animals that could be denning,” Odell said at the May 7 meeting for the agency’s commission.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife tracking up to four possible wolf dens

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ali Longwell

For wolves, the beginning of May signals the end of denning season. While Colorado Parks and Wildlife is tracking up to four pairs of wolves that could be denning, none have been confirmed, according to Eric Odell, the agency’s wolf conservation program manager. “We are monitoring one to three to four pairs of animals that could be denning,” Odell said at the May 7 meeting for the agency’s commission.
Colorado lawmakers kill bill aimed at bringing down homeowners insurance costs

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ali Longwell

Colorado lawmakers killed a bill proposal aimed at stabilizing the state’s volatile homeowners insurance market. House Bill 1302 would have imposed a new 1% fee on homeowners insurance premiums. The funding generated by the fees would have supported two new enterprises within the Colorado Division of Insurance to tackle the two biggest cost drivers in the state’s property insurance market: hail and wildfire.
Colorado lawmakers kill bill aimed at bringing down homeowners insurance costs

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Ali Longwell

Colorado lawmakers killed a bill proposal aimed at stabilizing the state’s volatile homeowners insurance market. House Bill 1302 would have imposed a new 1% fee on homeowners insurance premiums. The funding generated by the fees would have supported two new enterprises within the Colorado Division of Insurance to tackle the two biggest cost drivers in the state’s property insurance market: hail and wildfire.
Colorado lawmakers kill bill aimed at bringing down homeowners insurance costs

1 week ago | postindependent.com | Ali Longwell

Measure was the second fee-increasing insurance proposal to be axed this legislative session Colorado lawmakers killed a bill proposal aimed at stabilizing the state’s volatile homeowners insurance market. House Bill 1302 would have imposed a new 1% fee on homeowners insurance premiums.
Colorado’s bald eagle population has been making a comeback. Here’s how it happened.

1 week ago | aspentimes.com | Ali Longwell

Colorado’s bald eagle population is thriving. After dwindling to three or four nests in the 1970s, there are now estimated to be over 300 nests across the state. In the last decade, this growth has accelerated with the population more than doubling since 2015, according to Reesa Conrey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s avian researcher. The comeback of bald eagles in Colorado has been the result of both natural recovery and targeted efforts.
Colorado’s behavioral health commissioner is finding hope despite facing funding headwinds

1 week ago | vaildaily.com | Ali Longwell

When Dannette Smith was appointed commissioner of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration, she had three goals: build a solid organizational foundation for policy, communications and finances, recruit “the best” talent; and set the organization up for sustainable, long-term success. Just over one year into the job, Smith said she feels like all the pieces are coming together.
How Colorado plans to balance outdoor recreation with environmental stewardship in a new outdoor strategy

2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | Ali Longwell

As Colorado’s outdoor recreation economy continues to grow, so does the need for conservation of the natural resources that provide these opportunities. To drive a coordinated effort toward balancing recreation with environmental stewardship, the state released the Colorado Outdoor Strategy last week.
What happens to Colorado’s reintroduced wolves when they leave the state?

2 weeks ago | skyhinews.com | Ali Longwell

Over the last month, two of Colorado’s latest gray wolf transplants were killed after crossing the border into Wyoming. Colorado Parks and Wildlife expects these types of movements into other states from the reintroduced wolf population. The species is known for traveling long distances in search of food or mates. However, once the wolves leave Colorado, they lose certain protections afforded to them by both state and federal laws.