Forest Service May Explode Frozen Cows

The U.S. Forest Service is considering whether to use explosives to dispense with six cows that froze to death in a cabin in Colorado’s Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Other removal options under consideration include burning the cabin with the animals inside or moving the bodies with a helicopter or truck. Whichever option they choose, the Forest Service will have to act soon: if not moved soon, the cows could thaw and rot, potentially drawing hungry bears and contaminating local hot springs. Two Air Force Academy cadets discovered the dead animals during a snowshoeing trip in late March.

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