Bears - The Durango Herald

Bear bites illegal campers

Two people were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center early Saturday morning after being bitten by a bear that wandered into their illegal camp near the Durango Tech Center. ...

DATE: May 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Save the bears and trade in your bird feeder

Attracting the animals can create nuisance

DATE: Apr 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill studying bears advances

Issue explored after expansion for hunting active animals stalls

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County bears are waking up

To protect the animal and yourself, take down bird feeders

DATE: Mar 31, 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

Is more bear hunting needed?

Bill transforms into study to examine this

DATE: Feb 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

This type of bear death is pretty common here

Number of wildlife killed by vehicles high in county

DATE: Oct 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Study: Fewer bears wandering into town

Wild food sources helped, Parks and Wildlife says

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pass the acorns, berries and everything else. I’m hungry

Each year at Thanksgiving, I vow to not over-indulge on stuffing, gravy, green-bean casserole and pie and to not end up lying melted into the couch watching the Dallas Cowboys lose to, well,...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bear Smart

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