bears

Colorado is distributing $1 million across the state to fund projects designed to lower the number of run-ins between humans and hungry black bears seeking trashcan meals.

Rosie Costain and Ryan Wilbur write, "The berry crop failures in many areas and the dry, hot summer haven’t made things easy for bears or people."

The state says the program is necessary for the recovery of a caribou herd, but environmentalists said recovery shouldn't come at the expense of the bears.

Jennifer Manning writes, "Let’s make Missoula a community where bears can stay wild and where wildlife encounters remain something to admire, not repair."

Conservation groups in Alaska challenged the state Board of Game’s authorization for the unlimited killing of black and brown bears in southwestern Alaska on Monday for a second time.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks last week launched its third interactive dashboard providing greater public insight into the department’s bear management programs.