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Wild hunting dogs
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (288+ words) African wild hunting dogs are one of the most successful predators in the animal kingdom. Cooperation and coordination are the keys to their success. Because of their small stature, injuries often occur, but the pack protects the injured and gives…...
Fifty years after reintroduction, officials seek help to document river otters
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (353+ words) River otters, once eradicated from Colorado by trapping and polluted waterways, have spent the past 50 years making a comeback. That recovery began in 1976, when wildlife officials released roughly 125 otters into waterways across the state, including Cheesman Reservoir, the Gunnison and…...
Feds plan to remove 1, 100 more wild horses from Colorado this summer, citing wildfires and drought
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (630+ words) Federal land managers plan to round up and remove 14, 000 more wild horses from rangeland across the West this summer and fall, including 1, 111 in Colorado. The U. S. Bureau of Land Management's plans include three roundups in Western Colorado " two of them using…...
Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) On Tuesday, two southern white rhinos from a private ranch in the East African country were reintroduced into Kidepo Valley National Park in the country's northeast. Two more rhinos in metallic crates arrived there on Thursday. There have been no…...
Two men rescued while kayaking on Vallecito Reservoir
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) A son-in-law and father-in-law kayaking on Vallecito Reservoir required an emergency rescue Sunday after the father-in-law fell off his kayak. Law enforcement was notified about 9: 30 a. m. of a man who had fallen into the reservoir. He had been in the water…...
Opinion | Colorado's roadless areas are worth more than minerals and timber
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (665+ words) Last fall was my nineteenth season of public lands elk hunting in southwest Colorado's San Juan Mountains. During eight days I hunted for a total of 63. 5 hours (or 7. 93 hours a day on average) and covered 41. 5 miles (5. 18 miles per day). One…...
New novel takes readers into the world of wolves
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (379+ words) Colorado Wolf Stories: Revealing the Hidden Life of the Gray Wolf," by Clint Mc Knight, is a fictional account of a small pack of gray wolves in Colorado. The book, made up of short stories, is described as fiction, but…...
Colorado wildlife officials search for person who shot bald eagle with ball bearing
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (188+ words) the-journal. com Colorado wildlife officials search for person who shot bald eagle with ball bearing Next thing you should know, if you've seen anyone wandering near eagle perches with a slingshot and steel ball bearings, you should call Colorado Parks…...
Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu called H5 N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. The…...
Repeal of the Public Lands Rule endangers the West's lands and livelihoods
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (283+ words) For those of us living in the West, public lands are deeply woven into our culture. They offer habitat for wildlife, access to rivers, recreational trails, cattle grazing, and oil and gas development. What ties these uses together " and drives…...