Bears - The Durango Herald

Tracking black bears

Researchers are learning how towns change bear behavior, populations

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Studying the human side of the bear management

When there isn’t enough food in the wild, Colorado residents can expect bears to come to town looking for food. But this can lead to conflicts with humans and bears being euthani...

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Study examining human-bear interactions in Durango enters final year

Bears may be in hibernation, but local wildlife officials are conducting a years-long study hoping to learn more about Durango residents’ interactions with the lumbering beasts. L...

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Follow the leader

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drop off your pumpkins Monday in Durango

If there’s a post-Halloween jack-o’-lantern still leering on your front porch, bears and other wildlife are more than happy to steal it. Rather than leave those squashy orange go...

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Last days in low country

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Just looking for some shade, officer

DATE: Sep 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Riverview Elementary campus visited by bear

School locked out while animal tranquilized, moved

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ursine near rec center surprises trail users

A massive bear stranded in a tree garnered a fair amount of attention Sunday afternoon on the Animas River Trail, but the situation was another example of the potential danger of human-bear ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News