Voices of the Past: Colorado's Wild History: A 150-Year Wildlife Story (Part 2)
About this episode
This episode explores the remarkable wildlife conservation efforts in Southwest Colorado over the past 150 years.
Southwest Colorado spans dramatic terrain from desert floors to towering mountain peaks — and the wildlife that call it home have a story as compelling as the landscape itself. By the late 1800s, bighorn sheep, elk, deer, turkeys, and native trout were pushed to the brink of vanishing entirely. What followed was one of the most extraordinary conservation turnarounds in the American West. Today, Colorado boasts the largest elk population of any western state, wild turkey numbers have rebounded...
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