Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns that bears are getting too comfortable around people
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued a warning that bears are getting too comfortable around people. Wildlife experts would like to remind people not to let bears lose their natural fear of humans.
In Colorado Springs, a bear recently damaged two garage doors at a home. The bear broke into the garage by smashing through the doors so he could get inside and sniff around.
CPW also released a video of a bear getting into a grill and dragging around a huge bag of garbage to get a snack.
We @COParksWildlife warn not to let a bear get habituated to people and lose its natural fear of us.
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) August 7, 2024
Carol Rice and her neighbors just outside #ColoradoSprings are finding out why we worry so.
Habituated bears have cost Rice two garage doors recently.
See her video. Sound up 1/4 pic.twitter.com/F0ycUgjkKI
Wildlife experts are reminding people who live in bear-prone areas to bring in bird feeders, clean grills and secure garbage to help keep both bears and humans safe.
CPW also posted on X that "Bears are naturally afraid of humans and avoid us and our homes unless they learn to view humans as a source of food. Then they become aggressive and potentially dangerous. They will go up to a house, and rip open windows and doors to get food. This is not natural bear behavior."
CPW has a bear aware section on its website that includes a lot of information about how to keep both humans and bears safe in Colorado.