Colorado Hides 20,000 Black Bears: Where to See Its Wildlife

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1. 0:0020,000 BEARS IN COLORADO. Colorado hides up to twenty thousand black bears. Most visitors never see one.
2. 0:05Elk. Start with elk. Rocky Mountain National Park holds up to 800, bugling at dawn in late September.
3. 0:11Bighorn Sheep. Bighorn sheep, Colorado's state animal, lick minerals at Sheep Lakes. Go late morning, late May to August.
4. 0:19Moose. Moose were reintroduced in 1978. Now hit the Kawuneeche Valley near Grand Lake at dusk.
5. 0:24Prairie Dog. Prairie dogs ring Denver. Whole colonies stand up and bark at passing dogs.
6. 0:28Mule Deer. Mule deer are everywhere in Colorado. Watch suburban Boulder gardens at dusk.
7. 0:33Black Bear. And those bears? August to October, they raid fruit trees and bins in Aspen, Durango and Boulder.

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