Bear Smart - The Durango Herald

Save the bears and trade in your bird feeder

Attracting the animals can create nuisance

DATE: Apr 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear possibly rummaging around in Pagosa Springs

A recent photo suggests a bear waddled onto a Pagosa Springs resident’s property and pillaged its trash can. Bryan Peterson, of Bear Smart Durango, said he saw the photograph on F...

DATE: Mar 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear smashes car window for some trail mix

A bear broke out a car window in south Durango early Tuesday morning, absconding with 2 quart bags of trail mix that had been left in the front seat. The window may have been left...

DATE: Aug 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear-raid defense gains armor

Ursine-resistant trash cans delivered to Durango West I

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Smarter than your average bear

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Think you know bears? Workshop dispels myths

A group of about 15 adults and children met at the Durango Nature Center on Saturday to participate in a “Living with Bears” workshop presented by Rob Else, program coordinator for DNC. In a...

DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electric fencing will keep bears out of the coop

One of my favorite takeaways from a bear conference last year in Missoula, Mont., was a photo with this caption: “Don’t let your chickens kill a bear!” The picture was part of a p...

DATE: Jun 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Bear Smart