We’ve been following this story this past week when a Caribou was struck and killed along a road in Colorado. At first there was questions about was this a wild Caribou but an ear tag suggested it was from a ranch. Officials now know who’s ranch it came from. They suspect coyotes may have spooked it out of the corral it was being kept in.
Greeley – Wildlife officials have solved the mystery of the Colorado caribou.
The Division of Wildlife officials, who said they didn’t know of any caribou in the state, said an estimated 350-pound buck that was struck and killed by a car on U.S. 85 about 10 miles south of Greeley last week came from a private herd.
“A Weld (County) man just has them as a fun deal,” said state DOW manager Chad Morgan. He declined to release the name of the owner, who was not cited for any violation.
