Tag: Bears
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Third bear euthanized in Steamboat Springs this month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced officers euthanized a bear in Steamboat Springs on Saturday after it lost its fear of humans and attempted to enter multiple homes in search of food. It was the third bear euthanized in Steamboat Springs this month. Wildlife officers were…
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Bear that lost fear of humans euthanized in Steamboat Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bear that lost its fear of humans and entered multiple homes in search of food was euthanized on Thursday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Wildlife officers learned a medium-sized black bear entered a home on the east side of Steamboat Springs through an…
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Castle Rock bear relocated to the wild
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers relocated a bear Thursday morning after it clung to a tree behind a home in Castle Rock for more than 24 hours. Typically we would not relocate a bear out of that area of Castle Rock. Castle Rock is in…
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Colorado neighbors warned approaching annual feeding time for bears
Colorado black bears are entering a feeding frenzy, which means human neighbors should be all the more aware. Wildlife officials have sounded their annual alarm in regards to hyperphagia. Leading up to their winter slumber, bears are known to prowl hours on end, fattening up with more than 20,000 calories a day. They’ll go for…
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Hard-sided campers, trailers required at Colorado campground after increased bear activity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Forest Service is requiring all campers to utilize hard-sided campers or trailers after a black bear damaged and entered an unoccupied soft-sided camper at Chapman Campground in western Colorado. Day use at the…
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Woman killed in Colorado bear encounter identified
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The La Plata County coroner has released the identity of a woman killed by a bear outside Durango on Friday. Officials said 39-year-old, Laney Malavolta was walking her dogs in Trimble, a town 10 miles north of Durango, when she was attacked by a bear.…
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CPW urges caution as bears begin emerging from hibernation in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging Coloradans to be on alert for bears as they begin emerging from hibernation. As the weather has started to warm up throughout the state, reports of bear sightings have begun to increase, said Steve McClung, assistant area wildlife manager…
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This Colorado couple rehabs mountain lions, bobcats, and bears — oh my!
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cec and Tom Sanders did not set out to become caretakers for Colorado’s wild animals — but that is where they ended up. For the past 35 years the husband and wife team ran a nonprofit called Wet Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation, nurturing animals in southern Colorado 30…
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Things to do around Colorado this weekend: classic cars, Parade of Homes, hot air balloons, bears, birds
The 45th Snowmass Balloon Festival, Friday through Sunday, has changed for 2020 and can be viewed this year from vehicles in parking lots and hiking and biking trails around Snowmass Village. No crowds. Watch balloons and pilot games from afar and view a night glow Friday. Drive-in registration limited to 250 cars. gosnowmass.com/event/snowmass-balloon-festival SATURDAY Bears…