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5 Elephants Lose Colorado Court Case

Colorado’s top court has ruled against an effort to have five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo legally declared people. The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo, seeking to have them protected from what the group believes is unlawful imprisonment, the Denver Post reports. The court ruled that while elephants are majestic and intelligent animals, they’re still not people and don’t have the right to challenge their detention. The Nonhuman Rights Project was aiming to have the five released to an elephant sanctuary.
The decision “does not turn on our regard for these majestic animals,” the Colorado Supreme Court said, per the AP. “Instead, the legal question here boils down to whether an elephant is a person,” the court said. “And because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim.” In June, a lower court ruled that habeas corpus doesn’t apply to nonhumans, “no matter how cognitively, psychologically or socially sophisticated they may be.”
The Nonhuman Rights Project, which has filed eight similar lawsuits in different states without winning a case, said the decision “perpetuates a clear injustice.” The zoo called the group’s lawsuit frivolous and said it had “wasted valuable time and money responding to them in courts and in the court of public opinion,” KOAA reports. “It seems their real goal is to manipulate people into donating to their cause by incessantly publicizing sensational court cases with relentless calls for supporters to donate,” the zoo said. The zoo said a “strenuous review” of its elephant care program didn’t find even minor concerns. (More elephant stories.)

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A Meeting with the Mammoth | Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche (5-0-1) @ Utah Mammoth (4-2-0)
8 p.m. MT | Delta Center | Watch: ESPN | Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM)
For the second time this month, the Colorado Avalanche will face their Central Division foes, the Utah Mammoth. The Avalanche defeated the Mammoth 2-1 in their first meeting on October 9th, and the teams will meet again in Denver on December 23rd and in Salt Lake City on February 25th.
Latest Result (COL): BOS 1, COL 4
Latest Result (UTA): BOS 2, UTA 3
Saturday Night Success
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to help the Avalanche defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 and improve to 5-0-1 on Saturday at Ball Arena. In addition to winning its last three games, Colorado is one of two teams that remains undefeated in regulation. Josh Manson and Martin Necas each scored for Colorado while Scott Wedgewood stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced. The Avalanche outshot the Bruins 38-14, including 31-7 in the second and third periods. Boston’s John Beecher opened the scoring at 3:11 of the first period with a goal from the left circle. MacKinnon tied the game at 7:08 of the first period with his fifth goal of the season via a mini breakaway set up by Artturi Lehkonen’s feed after he intercepted a Bruins pass. At 10:22 of the opening frame, Manson gave the Avs a 2-1 lead with his first goal of the season via a one-timer from the point set up by Brent Burns shortly after an offensive-zone faceoff. MacKinnon doubled the Avs’ lead at 4:14 of the third period with his second goal of the game and sixth of the season via a right-circle one-timer set up by Lehkonen. Necas gave the Avs a 4-1 lead at 17:23 of the third period with his fourth goal of the season via an empty-net tally.
Leading the Way
Nate the Great
MacKinnon is tied for second in the NHL in goals (6) and tied for fifth in points (10).
All Hail Cale
Among NHL defensemen, Cale Makar is tied for first in points (7) while being tied for second in goals (2) and assists (5).
Marty Party
Necas is tied for fifth in the league in points (10) and tied for seventh in assists (6).
Series History
In four previous games against Utah, Colorado is 3-1-0, including a 2-0-0 record in Salt Lake City.
Defending Home Ice
The Utah Mammoth defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 at Delta Center on Sunday. In the first period, Utah’s Logan Cooley opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 4:20 and Boston’s David Pastrnak answered with a power-play tally of his own at 14:38. In the middle frame, Pastrnak gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with his second goal of the night at 5:46 before Clayton Keller tied the game at 15:57. Dylan Guenther scored the game-winning goal for the Mammoth at 10:37 of the third period.
Making Their Mark Against the Mammoth
MacKinnon has posted six points (2g/4a) in four games against the Mammoth.
In three contests against Utah, Lehkonen has recorded three goals.
Brock Nelson has registered three points (1g/2a) in three games against the Mammoth.
Scoring in Salt Lake City
Nick Schmaltz leads the Mammoth in points (9) and is tied for first in goals (3) and assists (6).
Guenther is tied for the team lead in goals (3), third in points (5) and tied for third in assists (2).
Keller is second on the Mammoth in points (7) and assists (5) while being tied for third in goals (2).
A Numbers Game
.954
In the Avs’ past three games, Wedgewood has posted a .954 save percentage, a 1.00 goals-against average and a 3-0-0 record. He was named the NHL’s third star of the week.
1.5
Colorado is allowing a league-fewest 1.5 goals per game.
15
Colorado’s 15 goals at five-on-five are the third most in the NHL.
Quote That Left a Mark
“Overall, I don’t think there was a whole lot to it,” Gabriel Landeskog said about the game. “I thought we deserved to win. We played really well 5-on-5, [limited] their scoring chances for the most part. Obviously, there are things we can do better, but overall, a good W.”
— Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog on the team’s win on Saturday
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High fire danger and strong winds across Colorado Monday

Monday is a First Alert Weather Day in Colorado as strong winds and very dry air create critical fire weather conditions.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning through this evening for the I-25 Corridor, the Front Range Foothills, and much of the northeast plains. Wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph will be common, with some foothill areas briefly seeing gusts as high as 70 mph. The strong winds are also causing patchy blowing dust on the plains, reducing visibility at times.
In the mountains, a quick burst of snow moved through early Monday morning, along and north of the I-70 corridor. Conditions are expected to improve by midday as drier air moves in.
Winds will ease later this afternoon and evening, setting the stage for a Freeze Warning overnight for parts of the I-25 corridor and adjacent plains.
Tuesday brings calmer weather and more seasonal temperatures in the 60s.
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