Setting boundaries is one of the hallmarks of successful human relationships, and recent human-animal interactions gone wrong indicate that our interactions with Colorado’s wildlife can benefit from boundaries, as well. “Boundaries are not separation,” researcher and author Brené Brown said. “They are respect.” It was not respectful for folks in (Colorado’s) Yuma last month to […]
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Mother bear euthanized after man attacked in Steamboat Springs
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Wildlife officials in Colorado have euthanized a mother bear after a man was attacked in his home. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the homeowner noticed the door to his garage open Sunday around 11 p.m. when he encountered a bear and two cubs. The man stored birdseed and other attractants in the […]
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Mother bear euthanized after man is attacked in his Steamboat Springs home
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Wildlife officials in Colorado have euthanized a mother bear after a man was attacked in his home. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the homeowner noticed the door to his garage open Sunday around 11 p.m. when he encountered a bear and two cubs. The man stored birdseed and other attractants in the […]
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Bear and wildlife conflicts are increasing around Aspen as the weather warms
As the snow melts and spring comes out of its shell in the upper Roaring Fork Valley, human conflicts with bears, moose and mountain lions are increasing. Local wildlife officials have been fielding calls about bears — they’ve gotten into cars so far though no home break-ins have yet been reported — while moose have […]
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Durango woman killed in rare bear attack has been identified
DURANGO — Authorities have released the name of a woman who was killed in a rare bear attack in southwestern Colorado. The La Plata County coroner identified the victim Tuesday as 39-year-old Laney Malavolta, of Durango. Her family and boyfriend released a statement saying, “Laney’s soul will live forever in her favorite place, doing her […]
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Human remains found in two bears suspected of killing woman near Durango
Human remains were discovered in the digestive systems of two bears suspected of committing a rare fatal attack on a 39-year-old woman on Friday near Durango. Colorado Parks and Wildlife say the remains, discovered during a necropsy, were in a 204-pound female bear and one of two yearlings that were found with her. All three […]
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Colorado’s I-25 project on “The Gap” combined data, thousands of photos and engineering to minimize roadkill
It’s a picturesque and remarkable feat of preservation. Meandering plains, mountains and meadows reflect a decades-long effort to link massive, contiguous public and private parcels along a miles-wide corridor that runs roughly from Monument Hill north to Lone Tree. It features land wrapped in expansive conservation easements, protected habitat and, to the west, Pike National […]
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Eager to experience Colorado in a different way, a Boulder woman set life aside to forge a new trail across the state
There was a terrifying, wind-whipped storm on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. There was a run-in with a bear near Minturn. There have been blisters, and many reroutes. But none of it has stopped India Wood from pressing on toward her goal of traversing Colorado from corner to corner, a more than 750-mile journey that has tested […]
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Homeowner undergoes surgery after bear attack in Aspen
Wildlife officials in Colorado have located and killed a bear believed to have been involved in a home break-in and attack, injuring the homeowner. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a team with tracking dogs located the bear on the backside of Aspen Mountain before tracking it to a mine shaft and killing it, The Aspen Times […]
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Drew Litton: A Colorado reality check
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.