A massive herd of elk galloped across a Colorado highway recently in an amazing show of energy often displayed during mating season. The Rocky Mountain state is home to the largest elk population in the world, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials noted in the caption of a video they posted to Twitter. The brief clip […]
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Moose attacks Colorado hunter in gory rampage
Fort Collins, Colorado – A hunter in Colorado was attacked this week by the moose he tried to shoot with an arrow. The moose charged and gored him, and things did not end well. On Tuesday, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency SOS from an archery hunter who was in a remote area […]
Bear hunt comes to an end following camper attack in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) have called off the search for a bear that injured a woman who was camping at the Monument Lake Resort in Trinidad last Friday. The incident occurred at around 2 AM, when a bear popped a beach ball outside of the woman’s tent. “The noise woke the victim’s 2-year-old daughter, […]
Colorado’s bighorn sheep and mountain goats threatened following surge in big game hunting applications
When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out, the vast majority of Americans went outside. National shutdowns and social distancing guidelines became the norm during the transition. Meanwhile, state and national parks around the United States have seen an increase in visitors. The number of large game hunting applications in Colorado, on the other hand, has […]
Elk with car tyre stuck around its neck for two years is free at last
Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that wandered the hills with a car tyre around his neck for at least two years has at last been freed. The four-and-a-half-year-old, 270kg (600lb) bull elk was spotted near Pine Junction, south-west of Denver, on Saturday evening and tranquillised, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It […]
Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued After Being Hit by Truck
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers rescued a red-tailed hawk that had been hit by a truck on the highway. The driver did the right thing and pulled over to call the CPW about the incident. One officer said that the red-tailed hawk was hit by the truck, which was traveling at highway speed. The hawk […]
POLL: Should the gathering and removal of over 3,500 wild horses in Southwest Wyoming be allowed?
ROCK SPRINGS — The Bureau of Land Management is planning to gather and remove approximately 3,555 wild horses from the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, White Mountain and Little Colorado herd management areas this fall. The gather is necessary to return the five HMAs to the appropriate management level, and any mares […]
The Entire Colorado River Basin is in Crisis
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) recently shared alarming news about the unprecedented conditions on the Colorado River and I’ll attempt to explain their complicated projections. Reclamation, the agency that oversees federal water management across 17 western states, publishes some pretty wonky information, even to those of us who regularly interface with this agency and […]