đș Who is ready for a wildlife rescue story? Been excited to share this one all weekend, and now seems like as good of a time as any to pounce onto your timeline.
Check out these two yearling mountian lions that couldnât get out of the spillway Friday at Vallecito ReservoirâŠ
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Wildlife Offices: Durango, Gunnison, Monte Vista, Montrose
State Parks: Crawford, Lone Mesa, Mancos, Navajo, Paonia, Ridgway, Sweitzer Lake
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- đ» We thought we had seen really fat Durango bears before. But this one takes the cake. It also probably ate the cake. Every cake.
- Last week, a Pagosa Springs family went out to sit on their back deck and soon heard loud huffing and moaning underneath their feet. Alarmed, they called CPW as they thought it might be a bear or other injured animal. When we showed up, we found a very large bear.
- Replying to @CPW_SWAfter everyone backed off and it took time to regroup, the young lion ran off in the same direction as its sibling. We thank Beck and Canterbury for delaying the dam release and reporting this to give CPW a chance to rescue them. What a Friday night!
00:00 - Replying to @CPW_SWAfter the grueling process, the big bear was relocated to ideal bear habitat, far from humans to give it the best chance at success where it will find abundant natural foods. Watch as District Wildlife Manager Nate Martinez releases it.
00:00 - đŠ Whatâs better than one Great Horned Owl wildlife rehab success story?? Thatâs right, itâs TWO! Lock in, a thread is coming. đ§”
- Hey @OKWildlifeDept, are we doing this right? Some Colorado wildlife spotted getting in the spirit of #GarWeek đ
- Replying to @CPW_SWAnd here was the moment Smith released the second lion from the catch pole once it was over the concrete wall. This is when it ran underneath the truck...
00:00 - Croc spotted at Sweitzer Lake State Park đđđ Be careful on the water this weekend folks!
- Replying to @CPW_SWHere are some better videos of the rope work wildlife officer Ty Smith used to move these lions around and get them free of the spillway and in better positions for rescue.
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00:00 - Got a wildlife rehab success story weâve been following all summer that we are thrilled to share with everyone today! Check out this peregrine falcon from the Mancos area!
- Replying to @CPW_SWWith the lion interested in the rope, CPW staff were also able to use a catch pole and all together we lifted the lion over the concrete wall and quickly released it. However, the lion decided to hide under a truck for a few minutesâŠ.
- Replying to @CPW_SWDistrict Wildlife Manager Ty Smith wasnât sure if he would have to dart the mountain lions or if they would come out another way. He was provided a rope and dangled it in front of the kittens to see if by chance theyâd grab onto it and he could lift it out. One of them did!
- Replying to @CPW_SWPine River Irrigation District Dam Tender Mike Canterbury was about to release water from Vallecito Reservoir down the spillway when he noticed the two young mountain lions. He quickly called CPW, and wildlife officer Ty Smith responded. Note the high walls of the spillway.



















