Colorado’s bald eagle population has been making a comeback. Here’s how it happened.

Colorado’s bald eagle population has been making a comeback. Here’s how it happened.

Colorado’s bald eagle population is thriving.  After dwindling to three or four nests in the 1970s, there are now estimated to be over 300 nests across the state. In the last decade, this growth has accelerated with the population more than doubling since 2015, according to Reesa Conrey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s avian researcher. The comeback of bald eagles in Colorado has been the result of both natural recovery and targeted efforts.  The …