A northern Colorado state park that's known for its wildlife has released a press release urging caution after a scary trend has reared its head.

According to the report, the raptor monitor at St. Vrain State Park in Longmont found a dead osprey on Friday morning, said to have been hanging from a nest platform by a fishing line. An investigation into the situation revealed that the bird had swallows several feet of fishing line and hooks, ultimately getting the lead weight on the line caught in nesting material with this making it so the bird couldn't escape to the ground or back into the nest.

The park notes that several geese, herons, pelicans, and turtles have also been found either severely injured or dead from fish hook-related incidents so far this summer.

In the case involving th

See Full Page