US EditionColorado Parks and Wildlife Safely Relocates 650 Pound Moose in Suburban Colorado Springs Area
- On June 24, 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Springs Fire Department rescued a baby moose near Cottonwood Creek Park and relocated it to a better habitat.
- Growing moose range in Colorado led to urban sightings, including recent reports in Old Colorado City and near Cottonwood Creek Park, prompting wildlife response.
- Videos from Colorado Parks and Wildlife show firefighters cooling, sedating, and transporting a 650-pound moose with nine people handling the rescue.
- Following transport, wildlife officers administered a wake-up drug, leading to the moose's successful release into a better habitat in the Southeast Region.
- Wildlife officials warn Colorado residents that the booming moose population across the state necessitates giving animals space to prevent dangerous encounters.
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Summit Daily News
Vail DailyColorado Parks and Wildlife makes new invasive zebra mussel veliger discovery in Colorado River
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel veliger in the Grand River Park near New Castle. This is the first new detection of the invasive species since they were found in the Colorado River system in July 2024. Robert Walters, the agency’s invasive species program manager, said in a news release that while the discovery was “not ideal,” it provides Parks and Wildlife with “critical information” needed to guard the region’s natura…
Aspen Times
Colorado Parks and Wildlife makes new invasive zebra mussel veliger discovery near New Castle
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel veliger in the Grand River Park near New Castle. This is the first new detection of the invasive species since they were found in the Colorado River system in July 2024. Robert Walters, the agency’s invasive species program manager, said in a news release that while the discovery was “not ideal,” it provides Parks and Wildlife with “critical information” needed to guard the region’s natura…
Wildlife officers rescue hidden creature in Colorado park
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