{"id":46747,"date":"2021-05-17T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/online-series-focuses-on-human-bear-safety\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:33:43","slug":"online-series-focuses-on-human-bear-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/online-series-focuses-on-human-bear-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Online series focuses on human-bear safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A black bear shown in this archive photo. Local bear expert Lyle Willmarth says he spotted a large male bear Monday a few miles north of Bayfield.<\/span>Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Bear Smart Durango will host a series of live online presentations beginning May 26 to provide a better understanding of black bears and to highlight best practices to reduce human-bear conflicts.<\/p>\n

Presentations will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and time will be reserved for questions and answers.<\/p>\n

Links to the presentations and more information can be found on Bear Smart\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The series will present steps people can take to make the area safe for both humans and bears as well as ways to stay safe in bear country.<\/p>\n

Five presentations are planned:<\/p>\n

On May 26, Daryl Ratajczak, former bear coordinator for the Tennessee Wildlife Agency and the Appalachian Bear Center, will present \u201cThe Language of Bears: How Bears Communicate with us Through Vocalizations and Body Posturing.\u201d<\/div>\n
On June 3, Gillian Sanders, a British Columbia-based grizzly and black bear mitigation specialist, will present \u201cElectric Fencing to Protect Chickens, Bees, Small Livestock and Fruit Trees from Bears.\u201d<\/div>\n
On June 10, Janel Scharhag, wildlife biologist and human-bear conflict researcher, will present \u201cNon-fatal Attacks by Black Bears in the Lower United States 2000-17.\u201d<\/div>\n
On June 16, John Hechtel, a retired Alaska Fish and Game grizzly and black bear specialist, will present \u201cStaying Safe in Bear Country.\u201d<\/div>\n
On June 23, members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife will present \u201cBeing Bear Aware Helps Keep Our Communities and Bears Safe.\u201d<\/div>\n

parmijo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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