wild animals /tags/wild-animals wild animals en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:40:00 GMT Sandhill cranes fascinate bird lovers and draw crowds in Colorado each spring. Here’s why /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-04/sandhill-cranes-fascinate-bird-lovers-and-draw-crowds-in-colorado-each-spring-heres-why The annual Monte Vista Crane festival kicks off this Friday in the San Luis Valley. The festival celebrates the migration of the sandhill cranes. You can hear why these mighty birds travel through Southern Colorado each year. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-03-04/sandhill-cranes-fascinate-bird-lovers-and-draw-crowds-in-colorado-each-spring-heres-why In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner 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 Wild horse roundup draws criticism from animal rights activists /news/2022-07-29/wild-horse-roundup-draws-criticism-from-animal-rights-activists Hundreds of wild horses are being rounded up in the state this summer. The Bureau of Land Management says there’s not enough food and water on the range to sustain the horses. Activists are concerned about the animals’ health during the roundup. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:57:16 GMT /news/2022-07-29/wild-horse-roundup-draws-criticism-from-animal-rights-activists Brittany Cronin What's Fluffy, Squeaky And Interbreeding In The Rockies? Pikas /science/2018-07-13/whats-fluffy-squeaky-and-interbreeding-in-the-rockies-pikas Pikas are fluffy mammals that live at high altitudes across the West. They squeak when danger nears. The squeaky fluff-balls are considered indicators of… Fri, 13 Jul 2018 23:22:31 GMT /science/2018-07-13/whats-fluffy-squeaky-and-interbreeding-in-the-rockies-pikas Rae Ellen Bichell Judge Says Fed Agency Killed Millions Of Wild Animals While Ignoring Important Science /2018-06-27/judge-says-fed-agency-killed-millions-of-wild-animals-while-ignoring-important-science A U.S. District Court sided with wildlife advocates this week. It ruled that a federal agency ignored scientific studies that did not support its... Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:34:50 GMT /2018-06-27/judge-says-fed-agency-killed-millions-of-wild-animals-while-ignoring-important-science Maggie Mullen