CPW SW Region

Wildlife Offices: Durango, Gunnison, Monte Vista, Montrose

State Parks: Crawford, Lone Mesa, Mancos, Navajo, Paonia, Ridgway, Sweitzer Lake

#LiveLifeOutside

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The latest Colorado Outdoors Podcast is live, and it brings you into our neck of the turkey woods on our mentored hunt in Pagosa Springs!

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We’re talking turkey in the latest Colorado Outdoors podcast episode 🦃Follow along on an exciting adventure as Grant tries to harvest his first bird & learns about turkey biology, habitat + what it means to be a hunter. Listen today 🎧 https://t.co/dZPSFBCqoh

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The latest Colorado Outdoors Podcast takes you inside our Pagosa Springs mentored spring turkey hunt. Meet Bob Blauert, an incredible CPW volunteer who LIVES for wild turkeys.

https://t.co/sVkTYbAqeh

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Emergency public fish salvage effective June 1 at Nee Noshe Reservoir on Queens State Wildlife Area, Kiowa County. Read more: https://t.co/9ieOmNKEiF

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Video descriptions: A bobcat runs out of a crate into a grassy field.

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😺 Let's end the week with a wildlife rehab success story!

On Wednesday, we released this bobcat back into the wild in the San Luis Valley after it came to CPW's Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center last year as an orphaned kitten.

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We want to thank the landowner who originally acted to save this animal only after it was clear there was no mom in the area. We also want to thank our private rehab partner who first took it in and coordinated with CPW to give it the best possible chance to return to a wild life

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Celebration marks Cheyenne Mountain State Park expansion & new recreation opportunities at Rosemont Reservoir this summer - Learn more: https://t.co/oNRaFX6YFR

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Spring in CO means young wildlife will be out & about for the next few months. Keep wildlife wild & let young animals grow up on their own, without humans.

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Memorial Day weekend is here –– be sure to remember the essentials ahead of your trip to the lake or river: lifejackets, sunscreen & plenty of water (+ toppings for your burger). Start the summer right, play is safe so you can enjoy the whole season 🛟

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Boating, fishing or hitting the water this holiday weekend? 🛟Cold water shock is the biggest risk right now & accidents can happen quickly. Stay safe + start the season right so you can enjoy the water all year long. #lifejacketsSaveLives

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Staff from our Southwest Region and Area 15 wildlife office looking sharp on #WearYourLifejacketatWork day. National Safe Boating Week starts tomorrow.#safeboating

Wear it! Life jackets save lives. @BoatingCampaign https://t.co/xpxjrh5lNY

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Weekend to do list:

✅ Go to the lake
✅ Wear a life jacket
✅ Have a safe & fun adventure

9 out of 10 people who drown aren’t wearing a lifejacket. Remember yours so you can enjoy the water all summer long.

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This story has a happy ending, but they don't all end that way. We are thankful to Frisco Creek facility manager Michael Sirochman for the work and care that goes into these cubs. Click below to learn more about CPW's process of rehabbing orphaned cubs. https://t.co/IhLAxv0A2R

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Hello, old friend.

We recently released 5 oprhaned bear cubs back into the wild after a roughly 8-month stay at our Frisco Creek Rehabilitation Center.

One made some news in Durango last August when it was chased by humans and entered a restaurant through an open back door.

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And here's video and photos of wildlife officer Nate Martinez on the cub release in Archuleta County.