This year’s bear season, ranging from spring to late fall, has been “crazy” and “incredible,” said Bryan Peterson, director of Bear Smart Durango. The season isn’t over yet, and so it’s unclear how ...

DURANGO, Colo. – Changes might be coming to Durango to help keep residents safe from bears with electric fencing. KOB 4 spoke with Bryan Peterson, executive director of Bear Smart Durango, about ...

Durango City Council is poised to approve a permitting process for electric fences and bear “unwelcome” mats within city limits. Councilors voted unanimously to approve two ordinances establishing ...

A mother bear known as 482 walks with spring cubs by the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve on Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo by L. Law/National Park Service) When bears wake up from hibernation ...

Bears are quite skilled at finding food and will search just about anywhere for a good meal. Although they are typically cautious animals, a sticky-sweet beehive full of tasty honey can be so tempting ...

With the backyard chicken boom showing no sign of abating, Andrew Timmins would like to give newcomers a bit of constructive advice. “Rather than buying a bunch of pressure-treated lumber and building ...

As black and grizzly bears expand their ranges in Montana, homeowners are being encouraged to take a more proactive approach to prevent them from associating humans with food. To that end, the Montana ...