Tag: wildlife
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Final, hopeful journey is underway for Colorado tarantulas
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Graduate student Spencer Poscente and adviser Cara Shillington from Eastern Michigan University are studying the tarantulas in southeast Colorado. A fact, fun or not depending on your reaction: like other nocturnal animals, some spiders have eyeshine. Tracking a flashlight around open prairie in the Comanche National Grassland just…
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Reminders as hunting season gets underway in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hunting season is underway, prompting Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s annual reminders. It’s not just the busy season for sportsmen and women, CPW recognized in a news release, which called for “the shared responsibility of safety…
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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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Meeker self-evacuates as Elk and Lee fires grow to 75,000 combined acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The town of Meeker has been self-evacuated as the nearby Elk and Lee fires surpassed 75,000 combined acres Thursday. Both started by lightning earlier this week, the twin fires have drastically grown in size over the past several days. On Tuesday, the Lee Fire was…
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On a cruise through the Galapagos Islands, you’ll see too many animals to count
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Octopus — there’s an octopus!” I quickly splash back into the water from the edge of the panga (or dinghy) where I was taking a break from snorkeling. My wetsuit is only half-zipped, but I…
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WATCH: Moose spotted in north Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A moose was spotted on Colorado Springs’ north side near Interstate 25, according to a post from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. We responded to a moose near Interquest/I-25. Wildlife officers observed a female (cow) Shiras Moose, smallest subspecies/only species in Colo. Estimated at 700lbs., we…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
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For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out on a sweeping ranch near Lamar. This is where they…
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A quick guide to Colorado’s fish and where to find them
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We love Colorado’s lakes and streams for the serenity they afford. And we love them for the colorful fish they keep. Here we get to know some of the state’s vast array: Rainbow trout: However “the angler’s favorite and the mainstay of Colorado’s hatchery system,” as Colorado Parks and Wildlife describes the species, it is…
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Climate change threatens Silverspot Butterfly
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Colorado’s silverspot butterfly has been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The butterfly inhabits southwestern Colorado, and by classifying it as endangered, U.S. Fish and Wildlife is hoping to protect some of its habitats. “While the silverspot butterfly is not in immediate danger of extinction, the best available scientific information indicates that it…
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Reward offered after moose poached in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is searching for a person who illegally shot a female moose and left its carcass to rot near Kenosha Pass outside Fairplay Saturday, a news release from the agency announced. Illegally hunting big game strips hunters of game and fish, swindles…