Colorado refuge gives animals a second chance

August 8, 1997
Web posted at: 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 GMT)

(CNN) -- Amid the picturesque brooks and mountains of Colorado, mountain lions roam the sprawling land. Eagles soar overhead, gliding through the clear skies with delicate ease. For animals at the Rocky Mountain Ark, the freedom represents a second chance to live.

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Orphaned and injured animals are brought to the refuge, where most are nursed back to health and set free again. Meet the animals and amble through their romping ground with the Ark's director, Melissa Magetts.

 

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