Bears - The Journal

Bear sightings in Dolores prompt sheriff patrols

Sheriff warns residents to secure trash

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

4 bears killed throughout region Wednesday

Another caught in trap, will be transported

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Traps set for La Plata’s troublesome bears Animals that broke into homes most likely to be euthanized

A death sentence isn’t typically the penalty for breaking and entering, but that may be the punishment for a few bears around La Plata County in an unusually active season for human-bear con...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents reminded to be wildlife-aware

Leave ‘abandoned’ wildlife alone and be moose, bear cautious

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear smashes heavy-duty coop, kills six chickens

Incident raises questions on Durango’s electric fence ban

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear claws its way through vehicle in Forest Lakes subdivision

Bruin apparently became trapped inside Honda Pilot

DATE: May 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Enviros sue Colorado, feds over predator plan

Bears, lions would be killed to boost mule deer numbers

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear cubs rescued after mother killed near Dove Creek

CPW will rehabilitate and release cubs into wild

DATE: Jul 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

3 bears euthanized after destroying property

Animals broke into houses, cars in Durango Hills

DATE: Jun 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear tracked and killed after scratching Arriola resident

A bear in the Arriola area was euthanized Friday after it scratched a homeowner, reported Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In a brazen effort to reach dog food, the juvenile bear repo...

DATE: May 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kids easier to train when it comes to bears

Bears pay price of human carelessness

DATE: Apr 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are bear resistant cans working?

When grizzly bears in Montana can’t break into bear-resistant trash cans, yet black bears in Durango can, it raises the question – what’s going on here? Bryan Peterson, executive ...