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    New Castle hosts bear safety conversation series

    New Castle hosts bear safety conversation series thumbnail Esta foto fue tomada en New Castle el año pasado poco antes de que una osa y un cachorro fueran trágicamente eutanasiados tras atacar a una mujer. Foto de Jamin Heady-Smith

    The Town of New Castle hosted the third in a series of community conversations on April 19, “Living with Bears.” Previous conversations were held on March 1 and March 22, and the next event will take place fully in Spanish at the New Castle Community Center on May 17.

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    Colorado coalition aims to protect bears

    Colorado coalition aims to protect bears thumbnail "Flowerpor Cub" is a source of inspiration for the Colorado Bear Coalition. The cub survived last summer's Cameron Peak Fire, the largest recorded wildfire in Colorado's history, and was rehabilitated over winter by CPW. Photo by Chuck Clausen at McC Ranch in Loveland.

    One can imagine that for a hungry bear, emerging from hibernation or preparing to sleep for the winter, the temptations of civilization are difficult to resist. With human populations burgeoning in the West, urban sprawl encroaches increasingly into bear country, resulting in more frequent interactions.

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