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City Dweller

by Richard Olsen

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted November 21, 20111,140 views8 comments
A Mule Deer at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
It's located 10 mi east of downtown Denver Co. Rocky Mountain Arsenal was a chemical munitions facility during WWII.
The facility mfg mustard gas, white phosphorus and napalm to be used as a deterrant during war time activities. After the war, the facility was used as a commercial mfg of pesticides. In the 1950s it was discovered that neighboring areas had contaminated ground water. A cleanup process was started and eventually in the 1980s the land (14,000 acres) was turned into a National wildlife refuge. Today, there is an abundance of wildlife in the refuge, including Mule and Whitetail deer, buffalo, all manner of rodents and small animals, as well as an abundance of winged creatures. A good example of turning Man's worst into something very nice!!

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on November 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM
I'm a fan of photos of wildlife with hints of civilization around. Nicely done. Glad to see that nature can reclaim our messes.
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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 22, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Nice shot tells a good story. Don't know if it is possible, but would like to see the BG just a bit darker. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM
I like the shot and the story behind.

Congrats on the WP.

D&L
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 30, 2011 at 12:28 PM
I love the image, and that's a wonderful story.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 1, 2011 at 10:59 PM
congratulations on the wp. Great image
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 3, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Excellent, Richard. Congratulations on the EP.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 3, 2011 at 1:05 AM
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Roger Hayden on December 14, 2011 at 2:05 AM
Wow. Some good news for a change.
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