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Colorado’s bear activity was ‘off the charts’ this year with sightings, conflict rising

Summary by Summit Daily News

This year, Colorado’s bears have been busier than ever, particularly in its northwest corner where a colder, wetter spring brought bears closer to humans and their garbage. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, Colorado Parks and Wildlife received 4,644 bear reports, a 36% increase from the same period in 2023. This makes it the third-highest conflict year since 2019 and above the six-year average for bear conflicts and sightings. “This year, I think bot…

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