Bears

Durango residents spotting bears in area

says sightings happening earlier every year

City of Durango rolls out bear-resistant trash cans

Residents to pay $4 per month for receptacles

‘Bears of Durango’ screens Friday during film festival

This feature-length film provides an inside look at the bears of the Animas Valley. Throughout a six-year wildlife study, filmmakers…

Bear-prone Durango neighborhoods will get new garbage cans

areas of the city will receive cans over two years

‘Bears of Durango’ in limelight at Durango Independent Film Festival

Locally-filmed documentary follows team of scientists studying wildlife

Cubs orphaned after mother was euthanized returning to wild

But last weekend those orphans woke up in the wild, expected to hibernate quietly in the darkness of an artificial…

Native Durangoan will help get fruits and veggies to the plate

Durango Food Recovery Hub also aims to reduce human-bear conflicts during the harvest

Durango City Council extends higher fines for bear-strewn trash

Emergency ordinance in place until mid-March

During warm winter, bears wander Durango neighborhoods, unable to sleep

Council will consider extending wildlife and garbage ordinance by 60 days

Death toll for bears hits record numbers in Southwest Colorado

natural food year, human attractants spell doom for bruins

Number of problem bears surge in Aspen area

Park and Wildlife officials blame poor crops of acorns and berries, the bears’ main sources of food. State wildlife manager…

Manitou council OKs measure on bear-proof garbage bins

The Gazette of Colorado Springs reported that the council’s unanimous vote Tuesday night is in response to 12 bears being…

Warm temps prompt emergency ordinance for bear-strewn trash in Durango

Residents face $100 fine for violations

Food hub to distribute produce to low-income residents in Southwest Colorado

Durango nonprofit wins $335,000 grant for employee, equipment

City of Durango considers distributing hundreds of bear-resistant cans

Residents may have to pay for them over time

Bikes could stop vicious cycle of bear-trash dependency

Can the city of Durango fine itself for not adhering to its own bear-proofing laws?Courtesy Cynical residents would see this…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife considers funding mechanisms

say agency should do away with free licenses, charge more for others

Photo: Front-row seats to the bear show

Bear takes a swim in McPhee Reservoir

During a summer of bear sightings in Dolores, Cortez, Mancos and Durango, a bear now has been photographed in McPhee…

Bear Smart Durango launches campaign

Payroll Department offers $10,000

Expect higher fines if a bear raids your trash

Emergency ordinance will last 60 days

Durango City Council may tighten enforcement around bear-strewn trash

warnings may be eliminated for residents who don’t secure trash

Bear-resistant trash cans become the law in Dolores

Penalty includes a fine of up to $499

Bear in tree draws crowd on Main Avenue in Durango

climbs tree in front of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory