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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

The Reporter Two-Way: Plan to kill bears, cougars on hold

Aspen Public Radio | By Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
Published November 14, 2017 at 6:05 AM MST
Courtesy of Justin Shoemaker, www.fws.gov

Last week, the federal agency Wildlife Services agreed to temporarily stop killing animals in a controversial "predator control plan" near Rifle until officials complete a new environmental assessment of the project.

 

Last year, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission approved an experimental study that involves killing mountain lions and bears in an effort to increase the population of mule deer in the Piceance Basin. Wildlife groups filed lawsuits at both the state and federal levels; the agreement comes in the federal suit.

Environment reporter Elizabeth Stewart-Severy discusses the recent news with producer Christin Kay. 
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Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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