Tag: bear-aware
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WATCH: Bear walks into Colorado Springs fire station, steals gear bag
It sounds like the opening line of a joke – “A bear walks into a fire station …” – but it actually happened at Station 16 recently, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. In a video posted on social media Monday, a bear can be seen walking into the station’s bay and eventually making…
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Bear dies in Colorado Springs while trapped in vehicle
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are asking Coloradans to help curb a significant increase in human-bear interactions so far this year, including a recent incident in which a bear died after becoming trapped inside a vehicle in Colorado Springs. The black bear, which weighed about 250 pounds, got into the unlocked vehicle and destroyed the…
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With conflicts up in Colorado’s population centers, bear aware education continues
Spring is the season for bear awareness in Colorado. Black bears typically emerge from hibernation in April, stocking up on calories from grasses, berries and nuts in the hills — and, if they get the chance, from grub around neighborhoods. Colorado Parks and Wildlife documented 4,943 “human-bear conflicts” across the state in 2020, with trash…