Tag: Wildlife
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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called “the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in history” by one city councilor. After more…
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Bears, golf and The Broadmoor: A tradition with deep roots continues at the U.S. Senior Open
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the storied annals of The Broadmoor, it seems only fitting that historians recall a black bear and a golf course from the very beginning. To be sure, hotel founder Spencer Penrose carried an affinity for both. In 1916, two years before he would open…
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Mad Rabbit, Colorado’s ‘most contentious trails project,’ due for more debate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Forest Service has signed off on a controversial plan for major trail expansions near Rabbit Ears Pass in northwest Colorado. But the long-going debate over the project called Mad Rabbit is not over. Later this month, the Steamboat Springs City Council is set…
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A woolly dilemma: Tourism, road salts and wildlife collide on Mount Blue Sky
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One summer day in 2020, Stefan Ekernas and a fellow researcher were driving up Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway in a Toyota RAV4 when they spotted bighorn sheep in the near distance. The herd ran to the road. “We had to come to a stop…
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Boulder bat tests positive for rabies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bat recently found in Boulder has tested positive for rabies, Boulder County Public Health said in a news release Friday. The bat was discovered at a private residence after coming into contact with a dog on an outdoor deck, according to the release. A…
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Changes to know ahead of big-game hunting season in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual big game brochure has been hitting hunters’ mailboxes — the annual reminder to start planning for the seasons ahead. The brochure is also available at CPW offices and posted online. And the agency is urging hunters to view it ahead of the primary draw application period, running March 1-April 1. Hunters…
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Sandhill cranes are back in southern Colorado. Here are 5 facts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s great wildlife spectacles is underway. And for a 42nd year, the Monte Vista Crane Festival returns to honor it. The festival runs March 7-9 — three days of arts, exhibits, lectures and tours to the surrounding, nutrient-rich fields where thousands of greater…
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Polis continues promotion of Pikes Peak management collaboration agreement
Gov. Jared Polis continued his show of support new management of recreation over Pikes Peak. Polis met with local and federal officials Monday in Colorado Springs to discuss the progression of a potential partnership by several entities with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The goal: expand recreational activities on America’s Mountain. Movement toward a partnership agreement…
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The plight of Colorado’s ‘ghost of the alpine’: An uncertain future is ahead for this elusive bird
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the summer of 2006, Amy Seglund recently had moved to Colorado to work as a wildlife biologist when she heard a sound she’ll never forget. The sun had not yet risen over the San Juan Mountains when Seglund awoke in her tent. It was…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out…