{"id":5269,"date":"2014-11-19T22:19:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2014-11-19T22:19:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:53","slug":"moose-spotted-in-stapletons-central-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5269","title":{"rendered":"Moose Spotted in Stapleton\u2019s Central Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"moose\"<\/a>The frigid temperatures brought about a lot of complaining from Stapleton residents as well as quite a few colds. They also brought some wildlife very unique to the area, as some Stapleton residents spotted a moose walking around Stapleton\u2019s Central Park. \u201cIt was really cool,\u201d said resident David Gaies. \u201cWe were driving past Central Park admiring all of the snow, and there it was. We didn\u2019t believe it, so we drove back and parked and got a few pictures. It was incredible.\u201d\n\nWildlife manager Tracy Walsworth says that it is extremely uncommon to have a moose spotted in Denver. \u201cWe have never heard of this before,\u201d says Walsworth. \u201cOverall, the Colorado moose population has been increasing, and is at about 2.500. But those are all in the foothills, or in Estes Park. \u201cMoose have been migrating down from Wyoming and Montana, and quite frankly, they really seem to like Colorado.\u201d\nAlthough residents think having a moose in Stapleton is pretty cool, they are aware of the dangers. \u201cMoose aren\u2019t really afraid of anything,\u201d says Walsworth. \u201cSo, you need to keep your distance, and people in Stapleton need to be better about keeping their dogs on a leash<\/a>.\u201d Some residents feel global warming is to blame for the strange sighting. \u201cThis weird winter weather we are getting can probably be attributed to global warming,\u201d says resident Kevin Alesch. Other residents agree. \u201cUntil people across the world start accepting global warming and understanding what it is doing to our ecosystem, these strange occurrences will continue,\u201d says Ben Rudel.\nOf course, not all residents are on board with global warming. \u201cGlobal warming is something Al Gore made up, like the Internet,\u201d says global warming skeptic Blake Noren. \u201cIf it is supposed to be getting warmer, why was it so cold recently? I don\u2019t need science to tell me it wasn\u2019t warm out last week.\u201d We may never know whether global warming is real or if it isn\u2019t, but if you see a real moose, enjoy the view, but keep your distance.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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