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Dog survives 9 days on Independence Pass
ASPEN — Judy Dunn, of Aspen, couldn't quite believe the call she got Monday morning — and not because it was April Fools' Day. Her dog, Sophie, had been missing for nine days, presumably on Independence Pass, where she had...... Full story
Body found at Grand Canyon is missing Colo. woman
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The body of a woman recovered from the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon is that of a missing Colorado woman. Kaitlin Kenney of Englewood last was seen alive on Jan. 11 at a river camp near Tapeats...... Full story
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo lion pride gains young king
There's a new male lion at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.Named Abuto, the one-and-a-half-year-old African lion is the fifth member of the zoo's lion pride.Visitors can catch glimpses of Abuto through the windows of the Zoo’s new Encounter Africa lion...... Full story
Colorado State Forest Service names new director
FORT COLLINS — The Colorado State Forest Service has a new director. Colorado State University says CSU alumnus Mike Lester will fill the post July 1 — replacing Deputy State Forester Joe Duda, who has been the interim state forester...... Full story
Population of Aspen-area bighorn sheep plummets
ASPEN — The population of Colorado's bighorn sheep herds in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness has plummeted over the past 15 years and wildlife officials want to know why. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division captured 10 bighorn rams...... Full story
In March, Colorado is for the birds
In the San Luis Valley, they have arrived, the first wave of an ancient migration that will bring practically the entire population of Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes to the fields and marshes near Monte Vista. In the eastern plains, prairie...... Full story
Wyoming bighorn that liked to butt cars dies
LANDER, Wyo. — A bighorn sheep that liked to butt vehicles at a central Wyoming state park has died. Officials with the Sinks Canyon State Park near Lander say Bam Bam was the last survivor of the bighorn sheep herd in the Sinks Canyon. He...... Full story
Storm boosts Colorado snowpack to 75 percent of normal
The Natural Resources Conservation Service says a heavy snowstorm that moved through Colorado last week helped boost the state's snowpack, but the figure remains below average. Mage Hultstrand, assistant snow survey supervisor for the NRCS, tells...... Full story
Indiana couple vows to fight fawn rescue charges
INDIANAPOLIS — Jeff Counceller says a dying fawn he found on someone's porch three years ago surely wouldn't have lived had he and his wife not nursed it back to health on their eastern Indiana farm. The Connersville police officer insists...... Full story
Deer rescued after being stranded on icy lake
GOLDEN — Colorado wildlife officials with help from Coors brewery employees have rescued a large mule deer stranded on an icy lake near Golden. Colorado Parks and Wildlife district spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said Thursday the animal...... Full story
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