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The bears have woken, and they are likely sniffing around for bird feed, trash, food in cars and all other edible morsels. A young bear wandered up onto Karen Meyer’s deck at the Glacier Club this...
DATE: March 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A recent photo suggests a bear waddled onto a Pagosa Springs resident’s property and pillaged its trash can. Bryan Peterson, of Bear Smart Durango, said he saw the photograph on Facebook. “It...
DATE: March 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – A measure that would allow hunting of black bears when they are most active stalled Monday as lawmakers worked on a compromise. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Yeulin Willett, R-Grand...
DATE: Feb. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A vehicle killed a young black bear Thursday on Florida Road (County Road 240). But the death doesn’t count toward the number of wildlife/vehicle collisions the Colorado Department of...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
This was a good year for bears to forage in the wild, and that helped minimize conflicts between our furry neighbors and Durango residents, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This is the...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Each year at Thanksgiving, I vow to not over-indulge on stuffing, gravy, green-bean casserole and pie and to not end up lying melted into the couch watching the Dallas Cowboys lose to, well,...
DATE: Sept. 17, 2014 | COLUMN: Bear Smart
A bear broke out a car window in south Durango early Tuesday morning, absconding with 2 quart bags of trail mix that had been left in the front seat. The window may have been left down a few...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
A grant to Bear Smart Durango has been invested in bear-resistant garbage cans that will rotate among Durango West I residents who need a can until they can get their own. Bryan Peterson, who...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
I received the Colorado Parks & Wildlife’s survey on black bears. Even though it took a whole 15 minutes of my valuable time that I could otherwise spend watching educational television (like...
DATE: April 27, 2014 | COLUMN: Action Line
