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Posts Tagged Wildlife

Gubernatorial candidates address conservation issues

By | 10.06.10 | 8:00 am

Several conservation, sportsmen and wildlife groups in Colorado asked the state’s three gubernatorial candidates, Democrat John Hickenlooper, Republican Dan Maes and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo, nine questions covering a number of issues specifically relating to the economy, wildlife,…

Robins in winter a harbinger of global warming, Audubon Society study says

By | 02.17.09 | 7:27 am

The first robin of spring usually warms the heart after a long winter in Colorado, but a study released last week by the National Audubon Society says the red-breasted harbingers have stopped leaving the state in the winter and herald warming of a different kind.

Updated: Feeding Starving Deer: Buck Starts with Gov. Ritter

By | 02.01.08 | 9:39 am

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Snow levels on the Western Slope are reaching historic proportions, affecting the winter range for deer and elk. Not only has Gov. Bill Ritter backed an emergency $1.7 million big game feeding program, he’s coming out

Western Slope Round-Up: Lions, Beetles and Bears. Oh, My!

By | 08.07.07 | 12:32 pm

Drought conditions and a late spring frost on the Western Slope have forced wildlife into urban areas in the search for food. Yet, these same conditions are conducive for pine beetles.

Then there’s the other kind of “Bear” that’s…