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Expect the Unexpected: Rare Black Squirrel Sighting in Northern Colorado
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (240+ words) One of the best parts of publishing North Forty News is that every week brings something unexpected. While exploring near Poudre Canyon, I noticed something high in a tree. At first, I couldn't quite figure out what I was looking…...
Endangered Dace Stocked on Pawnee Grassland
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (441+ words) Start your morning " Daily Update Delivered every morning at 5 a. m. WELD COUNTY, Colo. " Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), working alongside the U. S. Forest Service, has completed a historic conservation milestone by stocking more than 18, 000 state-endangered northern redbelly dace into a groundwater-fed creek…...
Brew Paw Paw Bingo Returns To Support Rescue Pets
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (281+ words) Start your morning " Daily Update Delivered every morning at 5 a. m. Animal lovers and craft beverage enthusiasts across Northern Colorado will have a chance to support rescue pets while exploring local breweries and distilleries during the return of Brew Paw Paw Bingo…...
USDA Report Fuels Scrutiny of Fort Collins Animal Lab
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (627+ words) Start your morning " Daily Update Delivered every morning at 5 a. m. A federal inspection report released by the U. S. Department of Agriculture details a series of violations in veterinary care, recordkeeping, and facility maintenance at a Fort Collins animal research laboratory that has…...
Care Credit Donation Supports Colorado College Students Training Service Dogs
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (18+ words) Explore how a $150, 000 Care Credit donation aids Colorado students in training service dogs for individuals with disabilities....
Northern Colorado Rattlesnake Mega Den Awakens
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (520+ words) Start your morning " Daily Update Delivered every morning at 5 a. m. A massive prairie rattlesnake den hidden somewhere in Northern Colorado is active again for the 2026 season, with livestream cameras capturing hundreds of snakes emerging from winter brumation as warmer temperatures spread…...
Weld County Seeks Two In Animal Cruelty Cases
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) WELD COUNTY, Colo. " The Weld County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating two individuals wanted in connection with animal-related offenses, highlighting the cases during National Animal Control Officer Week. Jose Nava-Arjon, 23, is wanted on charges including…...
Colorado Approves Plan To Protect Prairie-Chickens
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (327+ words) Colorado officials have approved a new statewide plan to protect one of the state's most at-risk bird species, the lesser prairie-chicken, with implications for land stewardship practices that could influence conservation efforts across the region. The lesser prairie-chicken population has…...
Loveland-Cast Bronze Bison Head to Smithsonian
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (408+ words) Locally owned. Community Supported. Free to read. Three larger-than-life bronze bison cast in Loveland are preparing for a cross-country journey to Washington, D. C. , where they will anchor a major Smithsonian exhibition marking the nation's 250th anniversary. The sculptures were created at Art…...
Rare Evening Bat Documented in Northern Colorado
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (320+ words) Northern Colorado wildlife experts have confirmed the first known occurrence of an evening bat in the northern part of the state, marking just the fourth recorded individual of this species ever documented in Colorado. The bat was admitted to the…...