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See this bobcat? Notice its large teeth? Imagine the claws within its big paws. A
#ColoradoSprings
woman picked up this injured wild cat and put it in her car where her child was seated! NEVER PICK UP WILD ANIMALS. She was lucky. Please call
@COParksWildlife
and let us handle.
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BREAKING NEWS:
@GovofCO
announces
@COParksWildlife
discovery of greenback cutthroat trout are naturally reproducing in ancestral waters of their native South Platte Drainage. Greenbacks were long considered extinct. Huge win for
#wildlife
#conservation
.
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Breaking News:
If you illegally kill Colorado
#wildlife
,
@COParksWildlife
officers will track you down and hand you a warrant, even if you live out-of-state.
Ask Steven Samuelson, of Oakley, Kan.
Thanks to the public for a huge assist.
Here's the details.
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@COParksWildlife
We removed the bobcat, which was mortally wounded. Luckily, it was too injured to react to being picked up and placed in a car. But no one should EVER try this. This could have been tragic.
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@COParksWildlife
This is the sight that greeted
@COParksWildlife
officer Sarah Watson when she responded to a call about an injured bobcat on Wednesday. An unrestrained wild bobcat in the back of an SUV under a blanket. A child's car seat was just feet away. NEVER PICK UP WILDLIFE!
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The mule deer mating season, or the rut, sends bucks into a frenzy to mate with does. After sharpening their antlers on trees, they wildly chase does and drive off rival bucks, sparring violently.
@COParksWildlife
blames the rut for this scene today in
#ColoradoSprings
. (1 of 4)
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SHOCKING
@COParksWildlife
#rescue
today in
#ColoradoSprings
.
#Wildlife
Officer Travis Sauder responded to a call for help of an owl stuck in a truck grille. He found a Great horned owl was, indeed, stuck. And alive! Read on for the rest of the story. Photos by Robin Smith. (1/4)
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WATCH amazing video of a bull elk and German shepherd chasing each other playfully along a fence. They seem to know everyone needs to get out and enjoy the Colorado outdoors. This elk and dog have been playing for years, as witnessed by an
@COParksWildlife
officer.
#wildlife
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About 6 minutes after the manhole cover was removed, out came the bear, estimated to be 3 to 4 years old and about 250 lb. An
@COParksWildlife
officer fired a non-lethal rubber slug at the bear as officers chased it into an open space behind this
#ColoradoSprings
neighborhood.
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@COParksWildlife
The adult male bobcat was alert, hissing and growling, as Officer Watson secured it with a catch pole. It struggled and swiped at her with its front claws. Upon examination, she saw the estimated 25-pound bobcat's rear legs were paralyzed so she humanely euthanized the animal.
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This is a fawn in
#ColoradoSprings
.
It looks alone.
You may think it's abandoned.
Maybe you're tempted to pick it up and bring it to your
@COParksWildlife
office.
Slap yourself in the face!
Repeat until you lose the urge.
It is not an orphan.
#LeaveYoungWildlifeAlone
.
(1/3)
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WATCH as
@COParksWildife
Officer Travis Sauder massages the chest of the mule deer buck to stimulate it until drugs reversing the tranquilizer take effect. Once awake, the buck remains groggy but eventually limped off completing this
#wildlife
@rescue
. 4/4
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Wolves are on the ground in Colorado!
A historic day for Colorado and for the first time ever — we released 5 wolves, 3 males and 2 females, in Grand County today.
Captured in Oregon, the wolves were evaluated by our veterinarians & biologists, fitted with GPS collars & transported to Colorado for their release.
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Join
@COParksWildlife
Officer Travis Sauder as he responded this morning to a
#wildlife
#rescue
call near
#ColoradoSprings
. He found an elk calf caught in a barbed-wire fence. The calf was tired from thrashing and its leg skinned up. But watch its reaction when Sauder frees it.
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A lucky
#ColoradoSprings
resident captured video of 3 mountain lions - an adult and 2 juveniles - on a security cam. This is why pets should never be left outdoors. Lions eat elk, deer, rabbit, raccoon and . . . pets! Protect your dogs and cats. (Attacks on humans are very rare.)
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This osprey deserves an extra dessert on Mother's Day after staying in the nest, protecting her eggs, throughout a hailstorm.
The female osprey at the Fairgrounds was relentless in protecting her eggs through last night's hail storm. She was pounded by pea-sized hail and never left the nest. The eggs remain intact and we hope to see chicks in a few weeks. Watch live at
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WATCH, wait and listen! Did you know mountain lions growl and kittens chirp? Proof is on this trail cam video taken March 17 by Krista Bobo of Palmer Lake near
#ColoradoSprings
. This female lion has 3 kittens est. 30 lbs each. Spots suggest they are about 6 months old. (1 of 2)
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Newborn twins! These appeared Tuesday in
#ColoradoSprings
, standing on wobbly legs looking about with no doe in sight.
"They must be abandoned!"
"Someone needs to rescue them!"
Calls like this are flooding
@COParksWildlife
offices as fawns are being born statewide.
(1 of 5)
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The 2 orphan bare cubs, both males, are ready to go. Off to Pikes Peak.
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A few last looks at the Great horned owl that survived being sucked under the grille of a truck and spending the night wedged against its radiator until a passerby noticed its head protruding and called
@COParksWildlife
. 🙌🙌(4/4)
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Watch until the end!
With the help of the
@CheyenneMtnZoo
we were finally able to capture a bear cub we have been monitoring for several weeks. The cub has been repeatedly spotted without its mother. A cub without a mother has very little chance of surviving the winter.
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This man did everything exactly WRONG when he encountered a sow and three cubs. Don't be like him!
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WATCH as CPW Officer Travis Sauder removes the Great horned owl from a carrier and assesses its injuries. He
#rescued
the owl from the grill of a truck Tuesday in
#ColoradoSprings
. The likely flew in front of the truck Monday night and the driver didn't even know it. (2/4)
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This buck was stuck! Fortunately, CPW came to the rescue.
A deer is a ditch is a common occurrence in some urban areas and something CPW officer Sarah Watson is trained to handle.
Once sedated and pulled out of the ditch, the buck walked off on its own into better habitat.
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ATTN sports fans. Here's why we ask you to take down sports nets when not in use. This bobcat was trapped in a soccer net in the Golden Hills area of
#ColoradoSprings
. This bobcat was lucky. It escaped with its life. Others injure themselves or die frantically trying to escape.
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Today
@COParksWildlife
is saying goodbye to our beloved colleague, Pueblo Area Wildlife Manager Mike Trujillo who died Saturday. He spent 31 years with CPW conserving wildlife and serving the people of Colorado. We will miss this dedicated public servant. Rest In Peace.
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LISTEN as CPW Officer Travis Sauder discusses his rescue of this Great horned owl. He suspects it was diving on prey when it was sucked under the grill of a passing truck Monday night. The owl was sent to the nonprofit Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center in Pueblo for rehab. 3/4
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Exhausted after a long night sparring with the guys and chasing the ladies. This huge mule deer buck in
#ColoradoSprings
is resting knowing the rut activities will resume tomight.
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Today, 21 bighorn sheep from the Rampart herd in
#ColoradoSprings
are exploring their new home in Beaver Creek Canyon near Victor. The sheep were captured Tuesday by
@COParksWildlife
, trucked to Beaver Creek SWA airlifted into the remote canyon to rebuilt a historic herd. (1/13)
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Spring in the Rockies.
If I told you there’s a giant troll and a pair of moose out on the trail just outside of
#Breckenridge
,
#Colorado
, you would say I was pulling your leg…
📸:
@wanderlustfulfamily
via
@GoBreck
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Rest in Peace, John Fielder.
@COParksWildlife
deeply appreciates all he did to inspire people to venture outdoors and become stewards of our wild spaces.
We send our deepest condolences to his loved ones.
We are heartbroken by the passing of our dear friend John Fielder. He passed on Friday, August 11th surrounded by his loving family at his home in the Gore Mountain Range of CO.
Learn more at:
Image: Reflections at the Uppermost Pond in Sunlight Basin.
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This is a genetically unique cutthroat trout rescued by
@COParksWildlife
from the 2016 Hayden Pass wildfire. CPW went behind fire lines to catch as many as possible and saved 158. No others survived. Now we're stocking their descendants on Pikes Peak.
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Bears in garages are old news. But an endangered black-footed ferret, the rarest mammal in North America, in a Pueblo West garage? It happened Monday, was captured and
@COParksWildlife
officers re-released it into the wild! Cool
#wildlife
#rescue
! (1/4)
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So nice of these fellows to stay on the right side of the road. The Rampart bighorn sheep herd moving through a
#ColoradoSprings
neighborhood on Saturday.
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This Prince of
#ColoradoSprings
has survived the rut with its impressive rack intact and no visible injuries. Look for its offspring to start showing up in early summer.
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Beautiful video of a bobcat in
#ColoradoSprings
. This is why
@COParksWildlife
stresses the importance of protecting your pets. Bobcats hunt small animals and will gladly devour your cat or small dog.
Tough little guy alert if you’re in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Hide your chickens.
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Each winter,
@COParksWildlife
biologists climb in helicopters to survey big game herds. Early winter offers the best chance to spot moose, elk, bighorn sheep and deer. They quickly assess the health and size of herds and fly off, minimizing any stress on the animals. (1 of 5)
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Watch as this jumpy endangered black footed ferret cautiously pokes its head out of its new home in a prairie dog burrow on Walker Ranch west of Pueblo. Just 18 ferrets remained in 1986 when intense efforts began to rescue the rarest species in North America.
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Three members of the Rampart herd of bighorn sheep putting on a show today in
#ColoradoSprings
.
What a shot courtesy of Jerry Schnabel capturing these three Bighorn Sheep up near the Pikeview Quarry.
#coloradowildlife
#wildlife
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Tonight's
@COParksWildlife
#wildlife
#rescue
was two bull moose who were hanging out in
#ColoradoSprings
all day then decided to enter I-25.
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It was a dangerous and stunning drive for
@COParksWildlife
officers, staff and volunteers on unplowed roads in Teller County as they prepped dens where 8 orphaned bear cubs will be placed next week. Goal is for the cubs to awaken in spring as wild bears.
#wildlife
#conservation
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Today's
@COParksWildlife
#rescue
took place Sunday. Recall the bear found roaming a dense neighborhood in far east
#ColoradoSprings
our officers caught Saturday? Here's the rest of the story.
Officer Gretchen Holschuh took this video when she released it back into the wild. 1/2
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Today's
#wildlife
#rescue
is a rare Ferruginous hawk
@COParksWildlife
Officer Travis Sauder picked up near
#ColoradoSprings
. It was bleeding - perhaps from flying into a fence. One of North Am's largest hawks, Ferruginous are in decline and are a species of special concern in CO.
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Coming to a prairie dog colony today,
@COParksWildlife
terrestrial biologists will be releasing about 20
#endangered
black-footed ferrets at two Front Range locations. Once thought extinct, CPW has worked with
@USFWS
to recover the rarest mammal in North America.
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If you
#GetOutdoors
for your morning coffee, and quietly observe the world, you might see something moving in the shrubs like this scene today in
#ColoradoSprings
. Do you see it? (1 of 3)
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LISTEN to the distinctive trumpet of the Greater sandhill cranes at they fly about the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley. They will stop here twice a year on their migration route.
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Another reason to SLOW DOWN in bad weather.
@COParksWildlife
Officer Ethan Pruitt responded today to the scene of a hit-and-run on U.S. 24 Highway west of Limon. A semi-truck hit and killed a herd of 14 pronghorn in fog & ice. Scattered in the ditch were bucks, does & yearlings.
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The rut is in full swing but there will be no more for this old bull elk. It died of natural causes on the grounds of the
@AF_Academy
and was recovered by
@COParksWildlife
officers Friday. It was an impressive six-by-seven rack. No doubt its genes live on in the herd.
#wildlife
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And there are no antelope in Colorado -- or in all of North America, for that matter. We have pronghorn, the fastest land mammal on the continent; second only to the cheetah on the planet.
(FYI, the pronghorn can sustain its 60 mph top speed longer than the cheetah. So there!)
It may come as a surprise, but Ralphie the Buffalo, isn't a buffalo; she's a North American bison. These words are often used interchangeably, but these animals have many differences.
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Grounded owl is another
@COParksWildlife
#rescue
.
CPW's Dennis Beamis saw this fledgling Great Horned owl sitting in a highway in Teller County Friday.
Fearing it would be hit by traffic, Beamis donned heavy gloves and carried it off the road.
Any ideas why it didn't move? (1/2)
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Last week, Louise Hanley of Rosita, a former silver mining town SE of Westcliffe in the Wet Mountains, thought she saw bobcats.
In fact, Louise hit a grand slam in getting video of 4 mountain lions coming out of a ditch, one at a time.
It was likely a mother with 3 cubs. (1/4)
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At dawn and dusk,
#wildlife
get on the move. At dusk on Monday, this beautiful bobcat emerged from a small wooded greenbelt in
#ColoradoSprings
to hunt. It stayed close to houses, fences and trees, pausing to scan for prey. 1 of 3
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Today
@COParksWildlife
staff conducted an epic
#wildlife
#rescue
when they placed two orphaned bear cubs in an artificial den on
#PikesPeak
where they will spend the winter and emerge as wild bears in spring. On hand were key partners
@CSUtilities
@CheyenneMtnZoo
@COSCityCouncil
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The mess got worse when CPW Officer Travis Sauder darted the buck to sedate it and it tried to flee. Its antlers sent a vase of flowers crashing. Once it calmed down, Sauder treated cuts it suffered. Then he and CPW biologist Ty Woodward carried it outside for release. 3/4
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The rut is nearly here. This buck spent the morning watching a herd of does in
#ColoradoSprings
. Be especially careful around urban deer because they will get very aggressive during the mating season. 1 of 2
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Bears are smart. Once humans teach them that cars and homes hold tasty rewards, bears will search for a way inside. They learn quickly how to open doors and windows. Then they will repeat the behavior even when now food is inside, as was the case in Woodland Park on Friday. 1/2
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See this fawn? It is NOT abandoned. Do NOT pick it up. Do NOT feed it. This fawn was nearly orphaned today in
#ColoradoSprings
by people who refused to honor to our plea:
#LeaveBabyWildlifeAlone
. A
@COParksWildlife
officer put it back within minutes so it's mom can find it.
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On Wednesday, 30 federally threatened black-footed ferrets, one of the rarest mammals in No America, were released on a prairie dog colony on Southern Plains Land Trust property near
@COParksWildlife
's
@JohnMartinSP
. It was another big day for
#wildlife
#conservation
. (1 of 8)
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This mountain lion selfie was taken near Monument, north of
#ColoradoSprings
, by a critter cam and shared by Dave Thompson.
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If you have to arrive at work at 4 a.m. in 45ﾟweather ti count bighorn sheep, at least you get to enjoy the spectacular sunrise over
#ColoradoSprings
from atop Pikes Peak. About 20
@COParksWildlife
staff and volunteers were well into their hikes around the mountain at dawn.
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Teller County resident Brandie Harlow took these photos of a massive black bear a week ago. Healthy black bears eat 90% grasses, fruits, nuts and plants with occasional meat. They weigh 150-200 pounds (though the range can vary widely). See how this bear got so bloated. 1/2
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Today's
@COParksWildlife
#wildlife
#rescue
is a Great horned owl found along a road NE of
#ColoradoSprings
. It was being attacked by crows. It was brought to the SE Region. CPW volunteers took it to the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center's raptor campus in Pueblo for rehab.
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Remember the low-flying aircraft alert we sent our recently for the
@COParksWildlife
Southeast Region? Here's some video from Jamin Grigg, CPW biologist based in Salida. We conduct flights each year to assess the health of big game herds. This is an elk herd.
#conservation
(1/5)
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The
@COParksWildlife
family, esp. the SE Region, is mourning the death Saturday of Mike Trujillo, who joined CPW in 1990 as a wildlife officer. In 2007 he became wildlife manager for Pueblo-Trinidad area. He had deep passion for CPW and conserving wildlife. Rest In Peace, Mike.
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Similar bat outflows occur each evening during the summer at Colorado's Orient Mine in the San Luis Valley where an estimated 250,000 take flight for a night of hunting mosquitoes and other insects.
Watch this endless river of bats emerging from this cave
This is Cueva de los Murciélagos in Mexico
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A bull moose gets a quick bath before
@COParksWildlife
Officers drive it up to the mountains to be released back into the wild in much better moose habitat then and had on Fort Carson near
#ColoradoSprings
.
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One of the perks of working for
@COParksWildlife
is that our mission requires us to be outdoors, far from people. That's especially helpful in a
#COVID
-19 world. Our staff can still do important work, like wildlife biologist Ed Schmal, who studies black-footed ferrets. (1 of 4)
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Ever seen a Great Horned owl burrito? That's what
@COParksWildlife
Officer Deme McDowell called it Monday after she captured an injured owl trying to outrun her in
#ColoradoSprings
. You can watch the wacky
#wildlife
#rescue
in this thread. 1 of 3.
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Wait for it . . . Count 'em all!
This is a
#ColoradoSprings
sow black bear with four cubs.
This is why you always give bears plenty of space. You never want to come between a sow and her cubs.
And you never know when a second, third or even a fourth cub will drop from the tree!
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A
@COParksWildlife
#wildlife
#rescue
with a huge assist from
@CSFDPIO
in
#ColoradoSprings
. Two Great Horned owlets, est. 15 days old or less and covered in down, fell from their nest. CPW Wildlife Officer Corey Adler responded. Firefighter Eli Neshiem put them back in the nest.
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Today's
#wildlife
#rescue
is a mule deer buck in
#ColoradoSprings
suffering from a piece of metal stuck on its hoof.
@COParksWildlife
Officer Aaron Berscheid responded and decided he might be able to sedate the buck, cut off the metal and give it a chance to recover. 1/2
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SOUND UP for today's moment of Zen. Hear the trumpet of Sandhill cranes arriving by the 1000s for stopover
@COParksWildlife
's
@JohnMartinSP
near Lamar. DYK CO gets mostly Greater sandhill cranes EXCEPT on SE plains where subspecies Lesser SCs migrate & breed? 📸= Sami Covlin
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Today,
@COParksWildlife
Cassidy English inspected an artificial den built by CPW officers in the mountains near
#ColoradoSprings
where two orphaned bear cubs soon will be placed. Taught to eat natural food and fear humans, the bears will awaken in the spring and roam free. 1 of 3
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Here's another look at an adult greenback cutthroat trout found in Herman Gulch in the South Platte River drainage west of Denver. The longterm survival and natural reproduction of the greenbacks discovered in Herman Gulch is a major milestone for CPW's recovery efforts.
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Here's a backyard aerial survey from
#ColoradoSprings
of the Rockrimmon neighborhood mule deer herd. These does look pretty healthy as they relax. Wait til you see what's just across the fence!
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What could possibly be wrong with this picture and the photos and video that follow? It's a beautiful red fox on the shores of South Catamount Reservoir on Pikes Peak where
@COParksWildlife
aquatic biologist Cory Noble and Officer Cassidy English were surveying for fish. (1 of 3)
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A gentle snow enhanced the celebration today as
@GovofCO
cut ribbon on 11 miles of new trails
@COParksWildlife
's Fishers Peak State Park. Listen to Gov. Polis make opening remarks.
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Greater sandhill cranes swoop in and land at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley. Upward of 10,000 cranes migrate though each spring and fall.
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Cheers to the black-footed ferret, feared extinct until Sept. 26, 1981, when a small colony was discovered on Lucille and John Hogg's ranch in Meeteetse, Wy. Now,
@COParksWildlife
works with a federal breeding program to reintroduce them in prairie dog colonies across the state.
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Think you can out-climb a bear you encounter?
Not so much.
Always keep a safe distance from
#wildlife
.
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The Rampart herd of bighorn sheep is putting on a show in
#ColoradoSprings
' Garden of the Gods again.
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Remember our flying bighorn sheep?
@COParksWildlife
staff trapped 21 in Feb. 8 in
#ColoradoSprings
and relocated them to Beaver Creek Canyon near Penrose. We have an UPDATE on the transplanted bighorns. Ty Woodward, CPW terrestrial biologist, who has been tracking them. (1 of 4)
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At
@COParksWildlife
,
#wildlife
#rescue
efforts are an all-hands-on-deck affair.
On Friday in
#ColoradoSprings
, a call came of two deer trapped in a window well!
It's the rut. Of course two deer got trapped in a window well! (1 of 4)
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This mountain lion video is why
@COParksWildlife
urges people to keep pets indoors at night and on leashes even in urban areas. It was recorded Tuesday in a NE
#ColoradoSprings
neighbornood near hospitals & shopping malls. Learn how to live with
#wildlife
.
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Bobcats are beautiful creatures and look so cute as kittens.
But make no mistake, these are wild animals and efficient predators.
And beware because your housecat or small dog could easily be on their menu.
Please guard your pets at all times.
Check out these bobcats in the Rockrimmon area of Colorado Springs! Thanks to Ted Robertson for sharing this with us.
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This is big news for the
#ColoradoSprings
area. Frank McGee, who managed all Pikes Peak area
#wildlife
2014-21, is returning as
@COParksWildlife
's new SE Region Manager. Frank started the popular 'Get Outdoors Day' free festival (which returns June 3).
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Were they standing under the mistletoe? Another great shot by
@COParksWildlife
's Wayne D. Lewis.
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Watch an
#endangered
black-footed ferret released by
@COParksWildlife
into the wild of a prairie dog colony on the Walker Ranch in Pueblo County.
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How many bears do you see in this photo?
This yearling was spotted near an elementary school Thursday in
#ColoradoSprings
. School officials did just the right thing: they called
@COParksWildlife
and sent their own security out to keep people away until the bears moved on. (1/3)
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Today's
#wildlife
#rescue
story involves two bobcats orphaned a year ago. They were rehabbed at Wet Mountain Wildlife Rehab in Wetmore and released near Lamar a few weeks ago. Here Travis Black,
@COParksWildlife
Area Wildlife Manager of Lamar, and Greg Emick release the bobcats.
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Today's
@COParksWildlife
#wildlife
#rescue
story took place Tuesday in
#ColoradoSprings
when Officers Travis Sauder and Deme McDowell responded to a call of a Great horned owl stuck in a tree.
What they found was an owl tangled in string dangling upside down high in a tree. 1/3
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Watch the endangered black Footed ferret run from one borrow to the other as it explores its new home in a prairie dog colony on the Walker ranch West of Pueblo.
@COParksWildlife
Released 14 ferrets there Monday in hopes of re establishing the rarest mammal in North America.
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Another
@COParksWildlife
#RESCUE
! This owlet fell out of its nest in the heart of
#ColoradoSprings
. CPW Officer Cassidy English was able to locate the nest and put the owlet on the same branch. The owlet's mother owl kept a wary eye on English, watching from a nearby tree.
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CPW is reluctant to sedate wildlife because it can be so stressful on them that they die. In this case, CPW Officer Aaron Berscheid massaged and rocked the deer to revive it. After some tense minutes, the deer began to move. Ultimately, it sat up and recovered under a deck. 2/2
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This walleye would be a state record for length except for one thing. Cole Philip, a
@UCCS
junior and pitcher who is from California, landed the monster walleye Monday night at
@COParksWildlife
's Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area south of
#ColoradoSprings
. It was 31.75 inches. 1/3
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Success! Several sheep were spotted a few hundred yards off the Pikes Peak highway. These sheep belong to a legacy herd that has lived it this area for thousands of years.
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