LONGMONT – The Wildlife Sanctuary is celebrating 30 years of saving great cats, bears, wolves and other large exotic animals. Based east of Longmont near Keenesburg, this state and federally funded zoological facility and non-profit was established by Executive Director Pat Craig in 1980. It is the largest sanctuary of its kind and one of the oldest in existence in the United States.

LONGMONT – There are some things you can always expect practicing wildlife rehab in Colorado. The baby squirrels always arrive in early spring, followed by the barrage of baby birds and baby raccoons that hurry in after. But wildlife rehabilitation isn’t all about the cute and fuzzy; it’s also about being prepared for the unexpected.

Two mountain lion kittens were rescued from under a Lyons deck from probable starvation on Christmas Eve day by the Department of Wildlife (DOW). On the Friday before Christmas Kathy Ralston heard banging on their porch window and went to investigate. Surprisingly it was a young mountain lion cub standing up on its hind legs trying to get into their house.