Native wild trout represent Colorado's untamed character every bit as much as bighorn sheep, mountain lions and eagles. A loss of native cutthroat trout . The cover of Plants 'R' Us illustrated a pika and an elk in relative size to each other, and both herbivores . . . And the Hummingbird issue was great. Junked cars, broken concrete pipe and abandoned sheds offer holes for mice nest sites for songbirds, and burrow concealment for skunks.
Jackrabbits hide under shrubs on dry, overgrown lots.
And show a prairie dog an open field, highway median or untended strip next to a baseball diamond, and he'll move right in with lots of family in tow. Wild Neighbors, Urban Wildlife , Spring 1991 Colorado wildlife have faced many threats over the last century and a half, not always successfully . . . But today one single enemy looms as the greatest threat to wildlife in our state - loss of habitat. I got the issue on eagles on Saturday, went out hiking on Sunday along Fountain Creek, and was treated to the sight of a bald eagle not more than 200 Feet over my head. Eagles just kind of do that to you.