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Animal Diseases

Calving season arrives – but vets are in short supply in Southwest Colorado

La Plata County faces shortage of large-animal veterinarians

DATE: Apr 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County resident dies from plague

Health department offers tips for avoiding disease

DATE: Sep 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avian flu wreaks more havoc in Colorado egg layers and wild birds

Worst-ever outbreak leads to slaughter of 6 million-plus chickens and has killed enough eagles and other raptors to raise wildlife fears

DATE: Jan 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lower rates of chronic wasting disease found in Southwest Colorado

Environmental factors, geography could play a role in limiting the neurological illness

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Citizen scientists play key role in tracking bighorn sheep

Mountain Studies Institute’s project supports work of public land and wildlife agencies

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Gray fox in La Plata County tests positive for transmissible disease

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents to vaccinate pets, avoid contact with wild animals

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

In Colorado, wildlife disease is the next frontier of climate change

Warmer temperatures, limited surveillance could make illnesses harder to control

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Honeybees, beekeepers battle deadly parasite in Southwest Colorado

Parasitic mite can kill entire hives, bring economic damage

DATE: May 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chronic wasting disease found in deer in Southwest Colorado

Parks and Wildlife informs hunters after 2020 testing

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Disease might have spread to wild rabbits in Southwest Colorado

Domestic rabbits test positive in Montezuma County

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parks and Wildlife tests for chronic wasting disease in deer

Hunters required to check in with harvested heads

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

West Nile case reported in La Plata County

Preventing mosquito bites is best way to avoid illness

DATE: Sep 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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