Anthropogenic impacts to wildlife populations represent a reoccurring theme in wildlife management as the human population expands into wild landscapes. Our study focused on a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) colony of approximately 20 nests uniquely located along the Slate River near Crested Butte, Colorado. This high mountain stream increasingly draws river recreationists, especially stand-up paddle boarders. Our study assessed how human activities...

Human-wildlife conflicts are increasing as population growth, habitat conversion, and climate change accelerate challenges for species that interface with urban and rural communities. In the Gunnison Valley, like many areas throughout the west, such conflicts are increasing between black bears and city residents. Black bears are adaptable mammals and exhibit different behaviors in response to selective pressures (e.g., temperature and precipitation...