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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.
The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,237-acre (21.19 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge in the United States, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Denver, Colorado.
A massive herd of elk trampled across a highway in the southwestern Colorado mountains — followed by an unexpected straggler lagging behind, a funny video shows.. Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...
Elkhead Reservoir State Park is a Colorado state park located in Moffat and Routt counties in northwest Colorado, near Craig. The park surrounds and includes the 900 surface acre Elkhead Reservoir. It is referred to as Elkhead State Park. Elkhead Reservoir State Park is managed as a complex out of the Yampa River State Park office, located to ...
Traffic in Evergreen, Colorado, came to a halt as a herd of elk crossed the road early on Wednesday, November 2.Mark Kirkemier filmed the moment on Highway 74 near Elk Meadow Park as he waited for ...
Elevations in the wilderness range from 6,800 feet (2,100 m) along Coal Creek to 13,042 feet (3,975 m) at the summit of West Elk Peak. The area supports large elk and deer populations and is busiest during the fall hunting season. [2] [3] [4]
San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over 14,000 feet (4,267 m) high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado. It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Colorado and contains the Sawatch Range, the Collegiate Peaks, and Sangre de Cristo Range.
The Rocky Mountain elk was reintroduced in 1913 to Colorado from Wyoming after the near extinction of the regional herds. While overhunting is a significant contributing factor, the elk's near extinction is mainly attributed to human encroachment and destruction of their natural habitats and migratory corridors.