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Wildlife managers across the West have been stocking high, alpine lakes with fish for decades. New research is looking into how that history changed the Rocky Mountain environment and the genetics of the fish themselves.
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Colorado Sun Health And Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss a story about preventing injuries and deaths to bats that fly too close to wind power turbines.
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The Bureau of Land Management recently gathered more than 100 wild horses from northwest Colorado. The entire West Douglas herd was removed last week and transported to a holding facility in Cañon City.
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The Colorado Sun's Lance Benzel joined KUNC to discuss Colorado's first wild horse roundup of the year.
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News brief with The Colorado Sun: New EV 'cash for clunkers' rebates and how you can help save pikasThe Colorado Sun co-founder and editor Larry Ryckman joined us to discuss an electric vehicle “cash for clunkers” program and how citizen scientists are helping save adorable wildlife.
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People have been stocking fish in the Mountain West’s high alpine lakes for decades – often for the enjoyment of anglers. In central Wyoming, some trout are showing signs of rapid evolution as they survive in harsh conditions.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to predict our interests. Now, researchers are using the tech to predict which species interact to better understand how extinction works.
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The common assumption is that electrocution is the greatest danger to birds perched on power lines. New research highlights an even bigger threat: people shooting at them.
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Seventy-six wildlife conservation groups have petitioned the Department of the Interior to ban the use of M-44s on Bureau of Land Management lands. The devices, commonly known as “cyanide bombs,” remain a controversial tool for predator mitigation.
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Since the late 90s, Yellowstone National Park has sent thousands of bison to slaughter as part of a legal agreement with the state of Montana to control populations. Now, an expanded holding facility will reduce the slaughter and send more live animals to tribal lands across the country.