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'Left to waste': Wildlife officers investigate 8 deer and elk kills in San Miguel County

‘Left to waste’: Wildlife officers investigate 8 deer and elk kills in San Miguel County

Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating those responsible for a spate of suspected poaching incidents earlier this month. Eight deer and elk were killed in two and a half weeks and the carcasses left behind. Five of the animals were killed within walking distance of roads, according to …

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John Aberth: Wildlife management should be driven by science, not politics

John Aberth: Wildlife is a valuable public resource. Why do we waste it?

This commentary is from John Aberth, a volunteer Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator who rehabilitates beavers, raptors and other animals at Flint Brook Wildlife Rescue in Roxbury. The news lately has been filled with stories of beavers being hailed as the new “climate change engineers” and “climate solving heroes” for their ability to create drought-tolerant aquifers and …

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