Coloradans working and taking online classes at home and frequenting the outdoors to break the coronavirus stay-at-home order boredom can expect to encounter more wildlife, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
And while many times those experiences are positive, recent events show that people should not only practice social distancing among themselves in the outdoors, but stay much farther away than 6 feet from wildlife.
In recent weeks, a Breckenridge woman was injured by a moose, rabid skunks have been found near Loveland and black bears emerging from hibernation have ransacked vehicles and trash cans.
Shannon Schaller, senior wildlife biologist for CPW’s northeast region, said given the abnormal state of affairs, there will be more wildlife observations than what would normally take place. She said the wildlife has always been there but that it may have previously gone undetected as people were normally at work or school.