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- The Colorado State Fair Is Ready To Return In 2021 After The Pandemic Closed Down Most Activities Last Year
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- 100 Years Ago, A Devastating Flood Changed The Course Of Pueblo’s Future
- $1.1 Million In EPA Grants Target Contaminants At Trinidad’s Fox West Theatre And Other Historic Las Animas County Buildings
- As The Pueblo Region Plans For The Future, Solving Housing Issues And Supporting Diverse Communities Are Among The Priorities
- New Green Mountain Falls Art Installation To Use Light and Space to Explore Human Perception
- Powerful Pedal Pushers To Pump It Out At This Weekend’s Pueblo Classic Bike Race
- Pueblo Got $36 Million In Federal COVID Aid. City Residents Can Tell The Mayor Their Ideas For Spending It
- A Connection Between The Amtrak Southwest Chief And The Proposed Front Range Rail Chugs Closer To Reality
- Pueblo School District 60 Breaks Ground On Two New High Schools As Part Of Major Upgrade Project
- From Backyards To Balconies It’s Time To Think About Your Garden
- EPA Grant Will Bring Gardens To Pueblo Homes Impacted By The Colorado Smelter Superfund Site
- Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark
- Pueblo Wants More Pedestrians On Union Avenue And Main Street
- Colorado Is Cracking Down On Illegal Ponds In The Arkansas River Basin
- Amtrak CEO’s Priorities Could Be Good News For Train Travel In Colorado
- Historic Cabin Hidden Inside Walls Of Modern Home Is Being Restored In Southern Colorado
- In Southern Colorado, Giving The Old Cuchara Mountain Ski Area A New Life
- Potential Arkansas River Dam Safety Project In Pueblo Could Create Better Recreation
- Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar Highlights COVID-19 Resilience, Previews Development In State Of The City Address
- Plans Are Underway To Restore Pueblo’s Historic Keating School
- Testing On Amtrak’s Newest High-Speed Train Nears Completion At Pueblo R&D Track
- Wild Bison Return To Colorado’s Great Plains
- How Colorado Women Answered The Call Of World War II
Category Archives: Animals
Wild Bison Return To Colorado’s Great Plains
Ten bison now roam in their new home on the range in southeastern Colorado. Listen and read more at krcc.org
Alabama’s First Sandhill Crane Hunt In More Than A Century
Read the story at NationalGeographic.com
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Mission: Wolf In Southern Colorado Helps Wolves And People Too
There’s a wolf sanctuary in southern Colorado that doesn’t just help wolves. It helps humans too. Volunteers come to Mission: Wolf from around the world. A new documentary film Mission Wolf: An Experiment in Living takes a look at the lives … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment
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Colorado Author Pam Houston’s Latest Book Is Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country.
Twenty-five years ago author Pam Houston was living in her car. But her first book, Cowboys Are My Weakness, became a bestseller – giving voice to women across the nation — and it gave Houston just enough money to make … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, Arts, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, Rural Issues
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Tarantulas Are On The Move In Southern Colorado
Something creepy takes place in southern Colorado this time of year. Tarantulas appear en masse scurrying across highways and up walls. Arachnologists Paula Cushing, of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and Brent Hendrixson of Millsaps College in Mississippi … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, Rural Issues
Tagged insects, southern Colorado, spiders, tarantula
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The Wolf Who Became A Legend, And A Pawn In American Culture And Politics
Wolf O-Six photographed from Soda Butte in Yellowstone National Park in October, 2012. (Courtesy:Doug McLaughlin) Journalist Nate Blakeslee chronicles the life of a wolf in the Rockies and the forces both natural and human that shape her destiny. His new book is “American Wolf: A True Story Of … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, Land Use, Rural Issues
Tagged books, nate blakeslee, wolves
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Digging Into The History Of Wild Horses To Understand Their Future
Wild horses are symbolic of freedom and are part of the mythology and legends of the American West. Yet growing herds are costing millions of taxpayer dollars as politics and society collide over how to manage them. Pulitzer Prize- winning … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, History, Rural Issues, Sustainability
Tagged blm, dave philipps, music, wild horses
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Photographer Michael Crouser Captures The Realities Of ‘Mountain Ranch’ Life In Colorado
You can almost smell the scent of well worn leather in the black and white image of a cowboy swinging onto a moving horse on the cover of Minneapolis photographer Michael Crouser’s new book, “Mountain Ranch.” This collection of photos made at … Continue reading
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Tagged michael crouser, rancher
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Better Equine Birth Control May Help Save The West’s Wild Horse Herds
Wild horse and burro herds in the west are rapidly growing. The horses and burros on public lands now number more than 72,000. Federal officials says these animals may starve or die of thirst because the rangeland can’t support them … Continue reading
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Do Animals Need More Freedom?
Animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff, left, with rescued dairy cow Bessie. Bioethicist Jessica Pierce, right, with one of her family dogs, a rescue named Bella. (Courtesy Marc Bekoff and Sage Madden) You’ve probably wondered what your dog or cat is thinking. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged animal welfare, animal well being, jessica pierce, marc bekoff
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Shanna Lewis - Radio Journalist, Photographer 