Story by Megan Tackett | Aspen Daily News Editor | October 2, 2022
This is Fat Bear Week 2022 — vote for your favorite until Oct. 11
While the black bears of Aspen are hunting for berries, garbage and even piles of corn in local neighborhoods, the brown bears of Katmai National Park in King Salmon, Alaska, are stuffing themselves with salmon, as if preparing for the annual Fat Bear Week Contest.
Kohl: We can do better for bears — Aspen Times
After attending the most recent public meeting about bears in our community, we hope that there are three resolves that community members and visitors to our community will be willing to make:
CPW officers report second bear attack in New Castle this year
CPW: Incident shows importance of being ‘bear aware’
Letter to the Editor – September 7, 2022
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.
New Castle woman attacked by bear early Wednesday morning
A New Castle woman taking out her dog in her backyard was attacked by a black bear early Wednesday morning, a town administrator confirmed.
Momma bear, four cubs put down after breaking into Five Trees home
A family of bears were euthanized following a home break-in near Maroon Creek Road.
Hibernation not far off; more bruins emerging
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.
PSSWF helps bear cubs hibernate
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).