Tag: elk
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5 quintessential Colorado festivals coming up
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a naturally beautiful state, Coloradans don’t need a reason to celebrate. And yet there are several — some of them surprising (and maybe creepy). Here’s a look at some upcoming festivals: Pueblo Chile &…
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‘Wildlife soap opera:’ Here’s what to know ahead of Colorado’s elk rut
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s great, natural spectacles is about to commence. The word from Rocky Mountain National Park: “The scene of tens to hundreds of elk in one location, flanked by spectacular mountain scenery and fall…
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Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 to and from and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass is not for cars or humans. “Elk love big open structures,” said Chuck Attardo, I-25 South…
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Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass is not for cars or humans. “Elk love big open structures,” said Chuck Attardo, I-25 South…
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Did wolves restore habitat? CSU study says maybe not
New research from Colorado State University is challenging the widely accepted narrative that the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s resulted in restoring the habitat that degraded after the apex predators were removed roughly a century ago. That narrative is one of the main arguments put forth by supporters of the…
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Elk rut underway in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park
The annual elk rut draws tourists and sightseers to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park on Oct. 2, 2023.
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Elk rut in progress
The annual elk rut has come to Estes Park. During this time of year, male elk get particularly aggressive and will fight one another to defend or compete for harems. This season lasts about a month, starting in the beginning of September.
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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.…