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‘Staggering disease’ discovered in Colorado mountain lion

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Researchers are encouraging further investigations to determine just how prevalent the virus is in area wildlife. For the first time in North America a case of rustrela virus infection, also known as staggering disease, has been identified in a wild mountain lion.

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Chronic Exposure in Colorado

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At the end of last summer, I had to make a business trip to Denver, Colorado. Denver has more than its fair share of areas with a nuclear military history and we drove to the one nearest to the office, Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge. The post Chronic Exposure in Colorado first appeared on 10,000 Birds. My sincere apologies.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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Too often there are endless calls to friends of friends, to veterinarians who actually don’t take wildlife, to “animal control experts” who sound so dodgy you’re not sure you want them to know where you live. Animal Help Now is the first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

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With Wyoming and South Dakota in our rear view mirror, we look toward Colorado, and a hot spot I have been anxious to visit. Trinidad Colorado is located just a few miles north of the Colorado – New Mexico border, and home to the Trinidad Reservoir. Guess I was just not holding my mouth right? eBird.org submissions – 294.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. wrote Heilke in Colorado.

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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Winter Wanderland

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It is mid-March and I am back in Colorado for meetings. After a pleasant morning with ducks, crisp snow and sunshine, we followed the wildlife trail on our way out. The same Townsend’s Solitaire I dipped on last time in Colorado. Of course, excellent opportunity to go birding with my friends Brad and Laura.

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