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These are the moose that Vail Police say they will let roam free. What happens when a mother moose and 2 calves are surrounded by a crowd of people with their dogs?
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Elk Rams Patrol Car in Evergreen
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This is a silly story but gives a reminder to steer clear of bull elk during the rutting season.
This is a silly story but gives a reminder to steer clear of bull elk during the rutting season.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Record Year For Bear Activity in Boulder
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The article is about a mother bear with 2 cubs that will be euthanized soon, after which the cubs will be put in a rehabilitation camp and then relocated.
The article is about a mother bear with 2 cubs that will be euthanized soon, after which the cubs will be put in a rehabilitation camp and then relocated.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Vail Poilce: No Plans To Remove Moose That Frequents Downtown
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That decision will come back to bite them. Vail has a history of out-of-state visitors surrounding animals that come into town so they can take selfies.
That decision will come back to bite them. Vail has a history of out-of-state visitors surrounding animals that come into town so they can take selfies.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Case of Man That Claimed He Was Attacked by Bear on Grand Mesa Gets Stranger
News Link Investigation by Parks and Wildlife concludes whatever happened there was no bear at the scene. Maybe it was Bigfoot.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A Strange Case - Reported Bear Mauling on Grand Mesa Leads to Criminal Investigation
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No details provided - is Parks and Wildlife finally going to prosecute people for not bear-proofing their food while camping?
No details provided - is Parks and Wildlife finally going to prosecute people for not bear-proofing their food while camping?
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Jefferson County Couple Find Bear Inside their Car
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This happens a lot and makes me wonder why bears, smart enough to figure out how to open a car door, decide to close the door when they get in, and then can't figure out how to open the door from the inside, panic and destroy the car trying to get out.
This happens a lot and makes me wonder why bears, smart enough to figure out how to open a car door, decide to close the door when they get in, and then can't figure out how to open the door from the inside, panic and destroy the car trying to get out.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Bears Entering Food Frenzy Stage Before Hibernation
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The 20/20 rule - seeking 20,000 calories a day, 20 hours a day.
The 20/20 rule - seeking 20,000 calories a day, 20 hours a day.
Bear Incidents Way Down This Year in Aspen
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Unlike the Front Range, berry and nut availability is good this year in the Aspen area and bears have been satisfied with natural food sources. Moose sightings are up this year near Aspen. This article has all the statistics.
Unlike the Front Range, berry and nut availability is good this year in the Aspen area and bears have been satisfied with natural food sources. Moose sightings are up this year near Aspen. This article has all the statistics.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
West Nile Victim in Pueblo Dies
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The first West Nile death this year, 61 cases of West Nile reported in Colorado so far this year.
The first West Nile death this year, 61 cases of West Nile reported in Colorado so far this year.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
11 Horses Diagnosed With West Nile in Colorado
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Horses are susceptible to most if the same insect carried diseases that people are including tularemia and rabies.
Horses are susceptible to most if the same insect carried diseases that people are including tularemia and rabies.
500 Acre Grass Fire Continues to Burn at Fort Carson
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Fort Carson is a big place and the fire does not pose a threat.
Fort Carson is a big place and the fire does not pose a threat.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Autumn Is The Most Likely Time of Year For Deer-Vehicle Collisions in Colorado
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Colorado ranks 40th among the states for average rate of damage claims according to State Farm Insurance.
Colorado ranks 40th among the states for average rate of damage claims according to State Farm Insurance.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Smoke Health Advisory in Effect for the Front Range
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This time from the California fires. You could taste the barbecue flavor in the air yesterday.
This time from the California fires. You could taste the barbecue flavor in the air yesterday.
Waterton Canyon Closed to Public Because of Bears, Good Move by Managers
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From Yellowstone Park to Waterton Canyon, people have an irresistible urge to take selfies with bears, foolishly believing that these wild animals are tame and pose no risk.
From Yellowstone Park to Waterton Canyon, people have an irresistible urge to take selfies with bears, foolishly believing that these wild animals are tame and pose no risk.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Bears Do A Dance on State Patrol Car in Pagosa Springs
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The second visit to the state patrol in the last week. Is a bear revolt underway?
The second visit to the state patrol in the last week. Is a bear revolt underway?
Friday, September 11, 2015
Study Reveals Western Forest Wildfires At Similar Or Slower Rate Than in 1800's
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Natural cycles of dry warming and wet cooling span 3 generations, so of course when we reach the maximum of either a warm or cool cycle that generation thinks it is something new. Tree ring studies that go back as far as 2,000 years in western North America show that severe droughts like the ones we experienced in 2002 and 2012 in Colorado have happened many times in the past. In California, the tree ring record shows that droughts like the current one are the normal situation. What has happened in the past 100 years is fire suppression. Prior to settlement of the west, fires that consumed the undergrowth but did not affect the taller mature trees happened every 5 to 10 years. Early settlers in the west were able to ride their horses through any forest because the understory was clear and mature trees were spaced relatively far apart. Fire suppression has allowed newer trees to grow in the spaces between mature trees resulting in an unhealthy tree density that provides a ladder for pine beetles to make it into the upper canopy and for flames from ground fires to reach the upper canopy.
Natural cycles of dry warming and wet cooling span 3 generations, so of course when we reach the maximum of either a warm or cool cycle that generation thinks it is something new. Tree ring studies that go back as far as 2,000 years in western North America show that severe droughts like the ones we experienced in 2002 and 2012 in Colorado have happened many times in the past. In California, the tree ring record shows that droughts like the current one are the normal situation. What has happened in the past 100 years is fire suppression. Prior to settlement of the west, fires that consumed the undergrowth but did not affect the taller mature trees happened every 5 to 10 years. Early settlers in the west were able to ride their horses through any forest because the understory was clear and mature trees were spaced relatively far apart. Fire suppression has allowed newer trees to grow in the spaces between mature trees resulting in an unhealthy tree density that provides a ladder for pine beetles to make it into the upper canopy and for flames from ground fires to reach the upper canopy.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Video of Bear Cubs Playing Near Conifer
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This is pretty fun to watch. One cub is black and the other is a light cinnamon color.
This is pretty fun to watch. One cub is black and the other is a light cinnamon color.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Research Shows 2013 Floods in Boulder County Are More Common Than Previously Thought
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I posted many times right after the flood that a review of historical floods in that area showed it was in the range of a 50 to 100 year flood when the media kept screaming it was a 1 in 500 or 1 in 1,000 year event. The good news is that this research will allow the 100 year flood plain limits to be expanded, requiring flood insurance for homes within the flood plain. As I posted at that time, part of the problem was that Boulder and Larimer Counties counties have allowed extensive high density residential development over the past 50 years within the true 100 year flood plain.
I posted many times right after the flood that a review of historical floods in that area showed it was in the range of a 50 to 100 year flood when the media kept screaming it was a 1 in 500 or 1 in 1,000 year event. The good news is that this research will allow the 100 year flood plain limits to be expanded, requiring flood insurance for homes within the flood plain. As I posted at that time, part of the problem was that Boulder and Larimer Counties counties have allowed extensive high density residential development over the past 50 years within the true 100 year flood plain.
Campers Near Winter Park Shoot and Kill Bear
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Park and Wildlife decided not to file any charges in this case - kind of curious since the bear was not attacking them but simply did not respond to warning shots like the guy in Evergreen that shot 2 bear cubs last week.
Park and Wildlife decided not to file any charges in this case - kind of curious since the bear was not attacking them but simply did not respond to warning shots like the guy in Evergreen that shot 2 bear cubs last week.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Bear Spotted in Centennial
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The natural food crop along the Front Range must be in worse shape than thought. The number of bear sightings this year in Front Range communities is many times more than any year in recent memory.
The natural food crop along the Front Range must be in worse shape than thought. The number of bear sightings this year in Front Range communities is many times more than any year in recent memory.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Complete Idiot in Evergreen Assassinates 2 Bear Cubs for Rummaging Through His Trash
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This guy really felt threatened by cubs - what a he-man. At least he will be charged with a crime.
This guy really felt threatened by cubs - what a he-man. At least he will be charged with a crime.
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