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What’s to blame for killing 1,000s of fish at Denver-area lake? There may be multiple factors at play
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What’s to blame for killing 1,000s of fish at Denver-area lake? There may be multiple factors at play

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado Fish are getting killed en masse at the popular Denver-area Sloan's Lake, leaving locals scratching their heads with regard to why the die-off is taking place. Several different organizations have chimed in to provide some insight, and it looks like multiple factors are at play with Sloan's Lake Park Foundation reporting that around 2,000 fish are estimated to have died at the location over the past week. Denver Gazette's Anya Moore reports that it's a combination of multiple factors, according to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment – blue-green algae, heat, and environment processes. That said, one major underlying issue might be behind a lot of the problems. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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Moose on Northern Plains? Three have been spotted in Nunn
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Moose on Northern Plains? Three have been spotted in Nunn

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado Three moose have wandered away from the foothills along the Front Range and are now navigating their way through the plains of Northern Colorado. Two cows and one bull moose have been spotted recently making their way through the small town of Nunn, east of I-25.  According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the three moose have been spotted in the area in the last two days. It is believed they followed rivers and creeks east, ultimately bringing them into Weld County.  Viewers Aidan and Abi Holsten shared the video with CBS News Colorado's Dillon Thomas showing the moose trotting around through rural yards. The video was taken from a distance and from indoors.  CPW encouraged humans to not try and approach the moose, noting that they are ...
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Wildlife officials sued for skipping NEPA regs to release wolves in Colorado
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Wildlife officials sued for skipping NEPA regs to release wolves in Colorado

By Colorado Peak Politics Radical big city environmentalists have been using federal red tape against westerners for decades to kick us off the public lands in our backyard and deprive us of every livelihood it provides, from natural resources to recreation. It’s past time for some payback. So thank you Colorado Conservation Alliance for filing a lawsuit against the state and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to follow those same rules and regulations in their zealous pursuit of turning loose apex predators loose in the high country. The Fence Post reports from the lawsuit: The defendants did not conduct the environmental review process under NEPA for the action of taking an apex predator (the gray wolf) from a population hundreds of miles away and introducing...
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