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How Colorado's dry winter may impact native butterflies
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (478+ words) WESTMINSTER " Colorado's dry winter could bring challenges for native butterflies this season, according to experts at the Butterfly Pavilion. Xavier Webb reached out to Denver7 viewer Clara Faith after a recent story about bees, asking whether butterflies are also being affected…...
Small community with a big heart for a little bird, check out the Mountain Plover Festival
2+ week, 1+ day ago (703+ words) KARVAL, Colo. " Most people may not know what a Mountain Plover is or looks like, but for one community on the eastern plains, they have created an entire festival around the bird and are educating people about its importance. Looking…...
Denver Zoo sues over $19 million sea lion habitat construction, alleging "errors, omissions, and deficiencies
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (276+ words) DENVER " A $19 million sea lion habitat that opened less than a year ago is already rusting, leaking, and breaking down mechanically, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said in a lawsuit filed against the attraction's design firm and contractor. The habitat,…...
Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (576+ words) LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. " The American bison's story could have ended in extinction. The species endures, and in northern Colorado, one herd is proving bison can flourish once again. A partnership between Colorado State University, Fort Collins and Larimer County is…...
Eyes to the sky: Meet the volunteers protecting Jeffco's birds of prey, including a ziplining 83-year-old
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1369+ words) JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. " After staring up at a nest of baby peregrine falcons and their mother soaring overhead, Jerry Arni packs up his telescope, walks down a short trail and then he, too, flies. His version just includes a harness…...
Pixar's new hit movie inspired by Colorado's beaver wetlands
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) DENVER " A new animated movie about beavers is already a hit at the box office. "Hoppers" is about a teenager who uses technology to "hop" her consciousness into a robotic beaver, so she can help a group of animals fight…...
Denver7 Everyday Hero dedicates thousands of hours helping visitors explore national wildlife refuge
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (579+ words) COMMERCE CITY, Colo. " Just a short drive from downtown Denver, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge offers something increasingly rare, a place where wildlife can freely exist. Spanning more than 15, 000 acres, the refuge is home to bison, deer, birds…...
Denver to transfer 34 yearling bison to Native tribes
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (224+ words) The City and County of Denver will give 34 yearling bison to American Indian tribes, on Friday, March 6. The transfer is part of an ongoing effort to return the animals to their native homes and support conservation efforts on tribal land....
One-mile pollinator corridor planned along Northwest Parkway
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) Denver7 " Butterfly Pavilion and Northwest Parkway are teaming up to convert a one-mile stretch of roadside into pollinator habitat, combining conservation work with on-the-ground research. The project will reclaim the right of way from mile marker 50 to 51 along the privately owned,…...
State wildlife officials investigating shooting of bald eagle at Croke Reservoir in Northglenn
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) DENVER " State wildlife officials are asking for the public's help to identify the person who shot and injured a bald eagle in Northglenn earlier this month. The bald eagle was found injured on the icy shoreline at Croke Reservoir, near…...