Roaring Fork Valley Bear Coalition

09/03/2026

09/01/2026

Thirty-nine bears have been killed in vehicle collisions in Garfield County so far this year, according to Rachael Gonzales, the Northwest Region public information officer at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).

Last year there was one.

Thirty-nine bears have been killed in vehicle collisions in Garfield County so far this year, according to Rachael Gonzales, the Northwest Region public information officer at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).  Last year there was...

09/01/2026

Want to help starving bears? Don’t feed them by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Article posted on the Colorado Outdoors magazine blog page here: ⬇️

It has already been a busy summer, but human-bear conflict is only ramping up. Colorado is experiencing the highest levels of human-bear conflict we have seen, with more than 7,000 reports of incidents – which includes sightings and conflicts – already coming directly to Colorado Parks and Wildl...

08/31/2026

Bears are so smart and remember when they got zapped last time⚡️🐻⚡️

08/30/2026

It was an honor and pleasure to be a guest on
The Local’s Show with Erik Skarvan
on Grassroots Community Network Aspen
last Wednesday, 8/26/26.

Thank you, Erik, for having me and allowing my organization to talk about all things bears, especially during this difficult year when natural food is so limited.

Grateful for the opportunity to share information and raise awareness about keeping both people and bears safe.💚🎙🐻

To watch it, please see links below: 👇

🔗https://reflect-live-grassrootstv.cablecast.tv/internetchannel/show/19848?currentDay=2026-08-27&site=1

🔗https://youtu.be/_ngja12DnXc?is=Xc030M7jKh3coW58

08/29/2026

It was an honor and pleasure to be a guest on The Local's Show with Erik Skarvan on Grassroots Community Network Aspen last Wednesday, 8/26/26.

Thank you, Erik, for having me and giving my organization the opportunity to talk about all things bears, especially during this difficult year with very limited natural food available.

Grateful for the opportunity to share information and raise awareness about keeping both people and bears safe.🙌🔐🐻

Hungry black bears are in Aspen neighborhoods right now. Learn how ...

08/29/2026

Statewide human-bear conflict specialists, including members of Colorado’s Bear Stakeholder Working Group, met yesterday. As members of the group, we participated in the discussion about the current bear situation and this year’s poor natural food availability.

The idea of diversionary and supplementary feeding hungry bears keeps coming up, but it is not the solution. Instead, it can create serious problems for both bears and people.

Please read why we cannot feed bears—even during a bad natural food year—and what we can do instead.

Most importantly, secure your trash in BRCs or metal dumpsters. Also lock windows, doors and cars, remove bird and hummingbird feeders, and protect bees, chickens and small livestock with electric fencing.🔐🐻⚡️

https://cpw.state.co.us/news/08282026/editorial-want-help-starving-bears-dont-feed-them

08/29/2026

Statewide human-bear conflict specialists, including members of Colorado’s Bear Stakeholder Working Group, met yesterday. As members of the group, we participated in the discussion about the current bear situation and this year’s poor natural food availability.

The idea of diversionary and supplementary feeding hungry bears keeps coming up, but it is not the solution. Instead, it can create serious problems for both bears and people.

Please read why we cannot feed bears—even during a bad natural food year—and what we can do instead.

Most importantly, secure your trash in BRCs or metal dumpsters. Also lock windows, doors and cars, remove bird and hummingbird feeders, and protect bees, chickens and small livestock with electric fencing.🔐🐻⚡️

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