Eagle County Wildlife Blog

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Rick Spitzer

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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Rick Spitzer

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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