Animals/Wildlife

An unusual phenomenon has been all over the news and social media this week – rabbits near Fort Collins have been spotted with odd, black growths that look like horns on their faces. Images of the so-called ‘demon bunnies’ are everywhere. So what causes the strange-looking growths, and how are wildlife officials responding?

An uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s count. Listen to "Morning Edition" Host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel and read the Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Earlier this year, a commercial airliner struck an animal as it was taking off from Denver International Airport and had to make an emergency landing. Which led KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz to ask: Just how often does this kind of thing happen? Scott found documents that show planes at DIA hit birds and other animals hundreds of times each year.

The comment period just opened for the proposal to keep grizzlies in the Northern Rockies classified as “threatened” — with some tweaks to how they are managed.

In many natural history museums, bee specimens are accompanied by little slips of paper that have details about each specimen, like the species name, who found it, where and when. It’s a treasure trove of data but it needs to be digitized.

Colorado has a shortage of veterinarians. And it’s leading to long wait times at animal hospitals for pets and their owners. But on Election Day, voters will be asked to weigh in on a possible solution.

Quagga or zebra mussels have been detected in every state in the region except for Wyoming and New Mexico.

State wildlife officials are ecstatic after September survey at May Ranch turns up good endangered species news.

Conservation groups say they intend to sue the federal government if it doesn’t take steps to protect the world’s smallest rabbit, which is found across the Mountain West.

The ranger district is home to the state’s highest peaks, as well as four wilderness areas where motorized vehicles aren’t allowed. That's where the llamas come in.