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Second rabid bat found at Colorado zoo
PUEBLO — Another wild rabid bat has been found at a Colorado zoo. Health officials are asking anyone who was at the Pueblo Zoo on Wednesday to seek medical help if they were bitten or scratched by a bat. The mammal was found outside the...... Full story
3 more rabid skunks found in Fort Collins area
FORT COLLINS — Larimer County health officials say three more rabid skunks have been found in and around Fort Collins, bringing the total to eight confirmed cases of infected animals in the area. Three rabid bats also have been found in the...... Full story
Bear is caught after it falls from a tree
Steamboat Springs — Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters got an unusual call Wednesday when a black bear did not fall from the tree in which it was tranquilized. “I’ve never rescued a bear,” said firefighter Leighton...... Full story
Boulder says no to Ted Turner's bison herd
The Boulder Open Space Board of Trustees decided Wednesday night it could not support a donated herd of buffalo on land along U.S. 36, based partly on city staff recommendations and public opposition. In a memo this week, Open Space and Mountain...... Full story
Uncovering the secrets of Chimney Rock
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST • On a barren hill of knotty pines, incredibly hot even in mid-May, a question occurred. Why would people move here? “Even though it seems somewhat harsh, actually it was not a bad place to be 1,000 years...... Full story
Rabid bat found near Denver Zoo bird exhibit
DENVER — Colorado health officials are warning visitors to the Denver Zoo that a rabid bat was found outside the bird exhibit on Sunday. State veterinarian Elisabeth Lawaczeck urged parents on Wednesday to ask their children if they knew...... Full story
Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica
LOS ANGELES — Police shot and killed a mountain lion that somehow made its way through an urban landscape before it was found early Tuesday in a downtown Santa Monica office building courtyard near an outdoor mall and a bluff-top park that...... Full story
Judge reviewing BLM Roan Plateau drilling decision
DENVER — A judge is considering whether the federal government followed environmental regulations when deciding to allow drilling for natural gas on Colorado's Roan Plateau. U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger heard arguments Tuesday in...... Full story
Judge to hear arguments in Roan Plateau drilling case
DENVER — A judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit by environmentalists challenging the federal government's plans for natural gas development on the Roan Plateau. Environmentalists' attorneys maintain the Bureau of Land Management...... Full story
Red Rock, White Acres park planning kicks into gear again
Planning for future use of Red Rock Canyon, White Acres and Section 16 is set to resume, and officials hope all sorts of users will join the process. You can review information in the Master and Management Plans now and be ready for meetings that...... Full story
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