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  2. List of Colorado natural areas - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. The U.S. State of Colorado has designated 96 natural areas of the state for special protection, as of 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora , fauna , ecological ...

  3. List of mammals of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado Mountain goat Bison. Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae. American bison, Bison bison reintroduced; Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced; Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis

  4. Uncompahgre National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Within the national forest boundaries can be found the arid Uncompahgre Plateau and the northern portion of the San Juan Mountains. The forest contains three alpine wilderness areas: Uncompahgre (formerly the Big Blue Wilderness), Mount Sneffels, and Lizard Head. Uncompahgre National Forest was established on June 14, 1905.

  5. List of Colorado state wildlife areas - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a total area of more than 860 square miles (2,230 km 2 ) in the state.

  6. Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park - Wikipedia

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    A herd of elk on Flattop Mountain. There are 67 native species of mammals in Rocky Mountain National Park, a 265,461 acres (107,428 ha) park in Colorado. [1] Species are listed by common name, scientific name, habitat, and abundance. [2] Species which are extirpated, or locally extinct, are marked with an EX.

  7. Rare creature spotted in Colorado mountains is a 1-in-100,000 ...

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    State wildlife biologists are studying populations of the animals in the western part of the state. Rare creature spotted in Colorado mountains is a 1-in-100,000 find. See stunning photo

  8. Indian Peaks Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    Navajo Peak, as seen from the top of Pawnee Peak. The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a 73,931 acre wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park.

  9. List of reptiles of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards , snakes , and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado Lizards