Animals & Wildlife Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:34:23 +0000 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:34:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Colorado is literally begging you to go fishing at these lakes and reservoirs https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-unlimited-fishing-lakes-reservoirs-drought-40924666/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40924666 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-unlimited-fishing-lakes-reservoirs-drought-40924666/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:50:00 -0600

Extreme drought conditions have led to unrestricted fishing in several areas.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-unlimited-fishing-lakes-reservoirs-drought-40924666/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Stable ground: Operation Equine helps veterans find healing on horseback https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/operation-equine-helps-colorado-veterans-find-healing-on-horseback-40921912/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40921912 Abigail Bliss https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/operation-equine-helps-colorado-veterans-find-healing-on-horseback-40921912/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0600 Arts & Culture

The Boulder-based nonprofit will host its next Warrior Pack Trip later this month in partnership with National Outdoor Leadership School.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/operation-equine-helps-colorado-veterans-find-healing-on-horseback-40921912/feed/ 0 Denver Westword More geese are coming to Denver as it gets warmer. Should wildlife experts do something about it? https://www.westword.com/news/more-geese-in-denver-warmer-weather-wildlife-experts-40919174/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40919174 Mark Vrtiska https://www.westword.com/news/more-geese-in-denver-warmer-weather-wildlife-experts-40919174/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:29:16 -0600

Not all Coloradans want to share their cities with Canada geese and their poop.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/more-geese-in-denver-warmer-weather-wildlife-experts-40919174/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver Zoo brings in new old tapir friend https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/denver-zoo-brings-back-tapir-after-death-investigation-40914194/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40914194 Sage Kelley https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/denver-zoo-brings-back-tapir-after-death-investigation-40914194/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0600 Arts & Culture

The reintroduction comes after the death of two tapirs earlier this year.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/denver-zoo-brings-back-tapir-after-death-investigation-40914194/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Colorado Farmers Need Relief. The 2026 Farm Bill Could Help https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-farmers-need-relief-from-2026-farm-bill-40903977/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40903977 Will Coggin https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-farmers-need-relief-from-2026-farm-bill-40903977/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:05:08 -0600

"Colorado agriculture should not be vulnerable to California’s ballot box." 

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-farmers-need-relief-from-2026-farm-bill-40903977/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations. Here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease. https://www.westword.com/news/warmer-temps-soaring-tick-populations-lyme-disease-40903411/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40903411 Lakshmi Chauhan https://www.westword.com/news/warmer-temps-soaring-tick-populations-lyme-disease-40903411/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:52:12 -0600

Warmer weather and changes in rainfall patterns now allow ticks to survive in new regions of the country – and for longer periods.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/warmer-temps-soaring-tick-populations-lyme-disease-40903411/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Why voting to reintroduce wolves in Colorado was a mistake https://www.westword.com/opinion/why-voting-to-reintroduce-wolves-in-colorado-was-a-mistake-40900757/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40900757 Ellen Kessler https://www.westword.com/opinion/why-voting-to-reintroduce-wolves-in-colorado-was-a-mistake-40900757/#respond Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:23:14 -0600

"I blame Colorado Parks & Wildlife for the program's failure."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/why-voting-to-reintroduce-wolves-in-colorado-was-a-mistake-40900757/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Charlie’s Denver cancels Pride turtle race amid animal cruelty complaints https://www.westword.com/news/denver-bar-charlies-cancels-turtle-race-complaints-40894066/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40894066 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/denver-bar-charlies-cancels-turtle-race-complaints-40894066/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:01:35 -0600

Last weekend's turtle race prompted reports to PETA, the state Bureau of Animal Protection, and the city health department.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/denver-bar-charlies-cancels-turtle-race-complaints-40894066/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver Zoo sea lion exhibit subject of another lawsuit https://www.westword.com/news/denver-zoo-sea-lion-exhibit-another-lawsuit-40888975/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40888975 Thomas Mitchell https://www.westword.com/news/denver-zoo-sea-lion-exhibit-another-lawsuit-40888975/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 06:28:52 -0600

Despite all the recent barking by lawyers, the attraction is still open.

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Every spring, wranglers and guests of Sombrero Ranches steer hundreds of horses across the Western Slope on an epic sixty-mile ride.

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