Category: In The News

Editor: When newspapers write about bears getting into another house or residence, we don’t always know the whole story. Sadly, many homeowners and visitors are fascinated with seeing bears so close and they mistakenly think the bears are domesticated in some way.

As the late-summer and early fall “bear season” draws near, experts are stepping in to offer support and tips to the community before visitations become a regular occurrence.

It’s the time of year again when bears are supposed to go into hibernation. Sometimes the long journey back to what should come naturally for them starts in Silt, at the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation (PSSWF).

In response to the rising incidence of local human-bear conflicts, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is pursuing an updated management plan for populations in the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys. The public has until Nov. 10 to weigh in on two proposed alternatives.

Turns out animal intelligence is not so different from our own. In March 1996, state wildlife officials delivered three orphaned black bears to Ben Kilham’s door in Lyme, New Hampshire. Just seven weeks old, they weighed no more than four pounds apiece.

Listen to Daniela Kohl talk about Colorado bears on KDNK’s Everything Under The Sun. Make a Donation

“Flowerpot Cub” is a source of inspiration for the Colorado Bear Coalition. The cub survived last summer’s Cameron Peak Fire, the largest recorded wildfire in Colorado’s history, and was rehabilitated over winter by CPW. Photo by Chuck Clausen at McC Ranch in Loveland.