Next to the foothills of the Rockies, we have our share of wildlife. There were two white tail deer hanging out in the back yard this morning. Within the last month we had a small bear wandering around in the neighborhood. When you go hiking in the foothills, you keep an eye out not only for snakes, but for cougars (not my fellow alums, the big cats). Fort Collins lost one small kid to them over the last decade, and had some close calls with adults. Of course, coyotes are darn near everywhere. Those guys are primo survivors.
Colorado is doing a lot of building into formerly undeveloped areas, and naturally as we reduce the room for habitat, we're getting new neighbors.