Wildlife
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An online publication by Hannah Ritchie in 2022 reported that humans (34%) plus their livestock (62%) make up 96% of the biomass of all the world’s mammals. Wild mammal biomass has declined by 85%. And poultry raised by humans (71% of bird biomass) is way more than double the biomass of wild birds (29%). When walking in wild places, photographers thrill to encounter the wild creatures that remain.
Mule Deer, San Juan National Forest, Colorado, USA - July, 2016
Moose, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Colorado, USA - August, 2016
Mule Deer buck, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - February, 2018
Gray Fox, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - September, 2020
Abert’s Squirrel, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - March, 2023
Where did I hide those cones? - April, 2023
Least Chipmunk, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - May, 2023
Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - May, 2023
Least Chipmunk, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - June, 2023
Bobcat pondering the sparkling snow, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - January, 2024
Two young Red Foxes. Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - April, 2024
Daydreaming Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel. Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA - July, 2024