Bird flu infects Colorado mountain lion, black bear and skunk, all now dead

Three animals in Colorado, each of them now dead, tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s sweeping across the country, state wildlife officials said in a release. The H5N1 variant of the bird flu is ravaging bird populations across the world. Mammals, including humans, can also catch it. State Parks and Wildlife officials first confirmed this strain of

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Wild owl dies despite efforts to rescue bird stuck on a Wheat Ridge utility pole

Despite a community effort to save an owl stuck on a utility pole Monday, a spokesperson for the Wheat Ridge Police Department said the bird ultimately died. Police received several calls about a great horned owl that was trapped on a utility pole in Wheat Ridge on Monday afternoon, said Joanna Small, a spokesperson for Wheat Ridge police. Members from

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