Animals /tags/animals Animals en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:46 GMT Should elephants have the same rights as people? A Colorado court may decide /news/2024-10-24/should-elephants-have-the-same-rights-as-people-a-colorado-court-may-decide Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animals rights group is trying to get them released from what they say is essentially the equivalent of a prison. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:46 GMT /news/2024-10-24/should-elephants-have-the-same-rights-as-people-a-colorado-court-may-decide Colleen Slevin, Associated Press AI can predict your movies, your grocery list … and extinct species /regional-news/2023-08-15/ai-can-predict-your-movies-your-grocery-list-and-extinct-species Artificial intelligence is being used to predict our interests. Now, researchers are using the tech to predict which species interact to better understand how extinction works. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:50:28 GMT /regional-news/2023-08-15/ai-can-predict-your-movies-your-grocery-list-and-extinct-species Emma VandenEinde Housing insecurity in Wyoming is one cause for animal shelters going over capacity /regional-news/2022-11-21/housing-insecurity-in-wyoming-is-one-cause-for-animal-shelters-going-over-capacity Animal Shelters in Wyoming have seen an increase in surrenders and stray animals in the past year leading to high-capacity issues. Recently, a University of Florida report found that in many places, this high capacity is due to the decrease in spay and neuter surgeries during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Wyoming, there's more to it than just that. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:03:20 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-21/housing-insecurity-in-wyoming-is-one-cause-for-animal-shelters-going-over-capacity Eric Vigil Hee-haw: Burro racing gains popularity in Colorado /culture-identity/2022-08-29/hee-haw-burro-racing-gains-popularity-in-colorado At the sound of gunfire, the burros take off in a sprint, so fast that the trail runners gripping their lead ropes are at risk of getting dragged down the pavement of historic Harrison Avenue. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:19:01 GMT /culture-identity/2022-08-29/hee-haw-burro-racing-gains-popularity-in-colorado Jennifer Brown | Associated Press One Wyoming community hands out bear-resistant trash cans to reduce wildlife conflicts /regional-news/2022-08-22/one-wyoming-community-hands-out-bear-resistant-trash-cans-to-reduce-wildlife-conflicts Teton County lawmakers passed a law this year trying to reduce future conflicts. They’re now requiring people in some parts of Jackson Hole to secure their trash and other attractants, something studies show is the No. 1 cause of human-bear friction. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:01:48 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-22/one-wyoming-community-hands-out-bear-resistant-trash-cans-to-reduce-wildlife-conflicts Will Walkey Lawsuit filed to force decision on federal protection of Northern Rocky wolves /regional-news/2022-08-19/lawsuit-filed-to-force-decision-on-federal-protection-of-northern-rocky-wolves The decades-long debate continues regarding whether wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains should be federally protected. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:29:21 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-19/lawsuit-filed-to-force-decision-on-federal-protection-of-northern-rocky-wolves Caitlin Tan Rattled in the West: Shedding myths that bedevil venomous snakes /regional-news/2022-08-19/rattled-in-the-west-shedding-myths-that-bedevil-venomous-snakes People have always feared the unknown. And that fear transforms some animals into monsters in our minds — like sharks in the ocean, or rattlesnakes in the West. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:10:31 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-19/rattled-in-the-west-shedding-myths-that-bedevil-venomous-snakes Madelyn Beck Hitchhiking marmot visits Canada and returns safely home to Aspen /news/2022-08-09/hitchhiking-marmot-visits-canada-and-returns-safely-home-to-aspen An international group of wildlife organizations come together to return a yellow-bellied marmot found in Toronto, Canada, back to its home in Aspen. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:59:10 GMT /news/2022-08-09/hitchhiking-marmot-visits-canada-and-returns-safely-home-to-aspen Brittany Cronin A $10,000 Vet Bill For A Chicken May Seem Eggs-travagant, But Owner Says She's Worth It /arts-life/2021-01-14/a-10-000-vet-bill-for-a-chicken-may-seem-eggs-travagant-but-owner-says-shes-worth-it The bond between people and their pets can be incredibly strong. But it’s not always one that others easily understand. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:30:17 GMT /arts-life/2021-01-14/a-10-000-vet-bill-for-a-chicken-may-seem-eggs-travagant-but-owner-says-shes-worth-it Stacy Nick As Zoos Cautiously Reopen, Humans Are Excited, Big Cats Seem Ambivalent /npr-news/2020-07-24/as-zoos-cautiously-reopen-humans-are-excited-big-cats-seem-ambivalent "We haven't seen the cats get superexcited about seeing people, but that's honestly to be expected," says Craig Saffoe, curator of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, which reopens Friday. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-07-24/as-zoos-cautiously-reopen-humans-are-excited-big-cats-seem-ambivalent Elizabeth Blair