Tag: wildlife and nature
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases orphaned bear cubs in Teller County
During the summer months, five black bear cubs, likely born in January or February, were orphaned, their mothers euthanized after getting dangerously close to humans in the Pikes Peak region. On December, after a period of rehabilitation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the young bears into the wild. The cubs were taken to separate release…
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Deck the halls, not wildlife, with Christmas lights, decorations
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is encouraging Teller County residents to deck the halls, not wildlife, with Christmas tree lights and decorations this holiday season. That’s because wildlife, particularly deer, are drawn to and may become trapped or entangled in brightly-colored lights and dazzling decorations. Once entangled, the animal may be unable to free itself, and…
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Deck the halls, not wildlife, with Christmas lights, decorations
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is encouraging Tri-Lakes area residents to deck the halls, not wildlife, with Christmas tree lights and decorations this holiday season. That’s because wildlife, particularly deer, are drawn to and may become trapped or entangled in brightly-colored lights and dazzling decorations. Once entangled, the animal may be unable to free itself, and…
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Public warned about moose on Colorado Springs golf course and why that’s odd
Colorado Parks and Wildlife took to Twitter on Monday to warn the public about a bull moose that had been spotted roaming the golf course at the Country Club of Colorado, located in the area of Highway 115 in Colorado Springs. While it’s not odd for the public to be warned about an animal that…
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Public warned about moose on Colorado Springs golf course and why that’s odd
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife took to Twitter on Monday to warn the public about a bull moose that had been spotted roaming the golf course at the Country Club of Colorado, located in the area of Highway 115 in Colorado Springs. While it’s not odd…
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Bear relocated after getting caught in tree along busy downtown Colorado Springs street
A black bear that climbed a tree near a busy thoroughfare near downtown Colorado Springs drew a crowd of onlookers Thursday morning before it was tranquilized and hauled away by wildlife agents. Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents responded to calls about the animal after workers from a nearby building spotted it around 7 a.m. at …
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With conflicts up in Colorado’s population centers, bear aware education continues
Spring is the season for bear awareness in Colorado. Black bears typically emerge from hibernation in April, stocking up on calories from grasses, berries and nuts in the hills — and, if they get the chance, from grub around neighborhoods. Colorado Parks and Wildlife documented 4,943 “human-bear conflicts” across the state in 2020, with trash…
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500-pound elk gets stuck in Colorado swimming pool
You never know where wildlife might turn up in Colorado. A homeowner in Loveland got quite the surprise this weekend when they discovered a visitor taking a dip in their pool – a young elk. Estimated to weigh about 500 pounds, wrangling the young elk out of the water was no simple task. It took…
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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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With ‘troubling decline’ of Colorado Springs’ greenback cutthroat trout, questions of recreation reemerge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The issue of conservation and recreation in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek watershed has once again come to a head, with a recent report noting a “troubling decline” of greenback cutthroat trout swimming in the waters around the popular Jones Park and surrounding mountains southwest of…