Tag: Wildlife And Nature
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Colorado neighbors warned approaching annual feeding time for bears
Colorado black bears are entering a feeding frenzy, which means human neighbors should be all the more aware. Wildlife officials have sounded their annual alarm in regards to hyperphagia. Leading up to their winter slumber, bears are known to prowl hours on end, fattening up with more than 20,000 calories a day. They’ll go for…
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Northern Colorado elk population weathers Cameron Peak fire
Elk herds roaming in Larimer County seem largely unaffected by the Cameron Peak fire after it burned 208,913 acres of land — the largest fire in Colorado history, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release announced. Colorado Parks and Wildlife surveyed the elk population by helicopter Jan. 7 for the first time since the fire.…
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Interchange, wildlife underpasses nearing completion in I-25 ‘Gap’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation will end 2020 by bringing the Interstate Highway 25 South Gap project closer to completion with the addition of a highway interchange and two wildlife crossings, department officials said Friday. The Greenland Road and I-25 interchange has been transformed from…
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Mother bear attacks Colorado homeowner in backyard
A mother black bear had to be euthanized and her cubs were taken into possession for rehabilitation after a homeowner was attacked on Thursday in the Singletree Community of Edwards, Colorado. The homeowner told wildlife officials that he was charged twice by a black bear upon going outside and retrieving his dog from his backyard…
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Woman faces $1,000 fine for illegally feeding, raising deer that gored Black Forest woman
Wildlife officials cited a 73-year-old woman who they say fed and raised a young deer that later gored a Black Forest woman, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Monday. Authorities issued two citations, which can carry more than $1,000 in fines, to Tynette Housley, who allegedly took the day-old fawn into her home and raised the…
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WATCH: Bear breaks into Colorado YMCA’s fridge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Estes Park YMCA front desk clerk ran into an unlikely guest early Friday morning after a bear waltzed through the front lobby, according to a Facebook post. Anna Williams was working late at the YMCA of the Rockies when she heard a crashing sound…
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WATCH: Sprinting bear nearly outruns car near Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though bears might look a bit clumsy when captured on security cameras breaking into trash cans and wandering around backyards, their athleticism is no joke. Capable of running at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, there’s a reason why black bears are at the…
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Mountain lion reportedly killing multiple pets on Colorado Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pet owners, be warned – your beloved animals are easy prey for lurking mountain lions. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a mountain lion in the area of Evergreen, Colorado has recently killed two house cats and a pet dog. This has prompted the agency…