Eagle County Wildlife Blog

This rare owl lives in boreal forests and is threatened due to forest fires and deforestation.
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Rick Spitzer

Raptors

Text and Photos by Rick Spitzer,
For the Eagle County Wildlife Roundtable
Humans have had a reverence for raptors since the beginning of...
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Edwards Moonlight
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Rick Spitzer

Wildlife Survey

This article is from the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable. Text by Michael Browning Photographs by Rick Spitzer (except as noted.)
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Are We Loving It To Death?

Perhaps you have noticed that it seems that there are more people recreating in the outdoors then at any time in the past. Parking lots and...
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Who is the slowest person in this group? This is a dangerous situation for all.
Kathryn Middleton

Give ‘em Space

By Kathryn Middleton Photos by Rick Spitzer For the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable
Did you receive the Eagle County alert message...
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Rick Spitzer

Life is Brutal!

Survival for wildlife can be very difficult. Even though plants and animals have special adaptations that improve their chances of survival in...

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Rick Spitzer

Winter Survival

There is no bad weather in Colorado. It is just a bad choice of clothing! For humans we have learned how to deal with a variety of weather...

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Keystone Species

Ecologists have long understood food chains. The animal at the top, the prime predator in an ecosystem, was believed to be the most significant. That...

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Rutting season for Colorado animals
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The Rut Season

The Rut is the mating season for many ruminant mammals. In Colorado that would include ruminants like elk, deer, moose, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and...

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Kathryn Middleton

Angling In Today's Climate

Fish ecology and streamflow data are changing in today’s climate. Whether it’s high runoff, drought, or higher water temperatures occurring earlier...

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Rick Spitzer

Wildfires and Wildlife

Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the grasslands and in the forests around...

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Kathryn Middleton

Wolves

Re- Thinking Like a Mountain, by Aldo Leopold, “I now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in...

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Rick Spitzer

Wildlife Hazards

Text and photos by Rick SpitzerThe wildlife around us encounter many hazards. Most are environmental. Some of the hazards involve things we, as...

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Rick Spitzer

Wildlife Management

*Text and Photos by Rick SpitzerTis the season to give thanks and be mindful of our changing environment as winter approaches. It is important to be...

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Rick Spitzer

What is a Citizen Scientist?

What is a Citizen Scientist? What can the average person possibly contribute to science? Can you become a citizen scientist in Eagle County?

Citizen...

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