Bears - The Journal

Durango residents face higher fines if a bear raids trash

Emergency ordinance will last 60 days

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bears raid Dolores trash as town phases in resistant cans

But new secured bins have improved the situation, sheriff says

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango may tighten penalty for bear-strewn trash

First warnings may be eliminated for residents who don’t secure trash

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores passes law requiring bear-resistant trash cans

Penalty includes a fine of up to $499, possible jail time

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff confronts bear near Dolores High School

Nowlin fires twice with rubber bullets, runs bear up hillside

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear breaks into SUV, then takes it for a short drive

Subaru trashed in Durango neighborhood

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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