Moose and elk attacks prompt warnings of potential aggressive wildlife
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are issuing its annual warning to avoid elk, moose and deer that have newborn calves and fawns this time of year.
The alert was prompted by a pair of recent conflicts resulting in injuries to a pair of elderly men – one in Steamboat Springs on May 29 and the other in Evergreen on June 3.
Although both incidents were not believed to be sparked by irresponsible behavior, they do serve as examples that wildlife are just that, wild, and they can act in unpredictable ways. CPW reminds the public to respect wildlife and their space, especially at this time of the year.
CPW rehabilitates young bear injured and orphaned
DENVER – After a rough beginning to life, a yearling black bear injured during the Camreon Peak Fire is back roaming the Colorado Rocky Mountains with a new lease on life.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) treated and rehabilitated this young bear for nearly five months before releasing it back into the mountains in Larimer County on May 5. Special circumstances and collaboration that spanned across landowners, wildlife officers, state wildlife health and wildlife rehabilitation officials allowed for the unique opportunity to treat this bear, but its natural survival instincts is really what kept it going.
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Bear injured in Cameron Peak fire released back into the wild
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
and last updated 2021-05-16 16:22:40-04
LARIMER COUNTY â After a rough beginning to life, a young black bear injured during the Cameron Peak Fire is back roaming the wild in Colorado
The Cameron Peak Fire was the largest wildfire in Colorado history and burned over 200,000 acres in Larimer County from Aug. 13 when it started through Dec. 2 which is when it was 100 percent contained.
Landowners northwest of Masonville called CPW back in December to report an injured bear cub seen on their parentâs porch.
The cub was suffering from old burns on its feet it got during the Cameron Peak Fire. According to CPW when they found the bear it weighed just 16 pounds, its ears were infected from frostbite, it was severely dehydrated, weak, and starving.
Black bear released into the wild after being burned in Colorado wildfire
Updated 3:27 PM ET, Sat May 15, 2021
An orphaned bear injured in a Colorado wildfire was released into the wild earlier in May. (CNN)An orphaned black bear cub that was suffering from injuries received during Colorado s biggest wildfire is running free in the Rockies after wildlife officials spent nearly five months nursing him back to health.
The yearling bear was released into the wild on May 5 in the mountains in Larimer County near Fort Collins, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
Video of the release showed the bear scampering into the trees after a little coaxing from a wildlife officer, who banged and rocked the metal container he was transported in.