{"id":22228,"date":"2020-04-03T10:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64055"},"modified":"2020-04-03T10:16:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:16:52","slug":"be-smart-because-the-bears-are-back-in-town-cpw-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/be-smart-because-the-bears-are-back-in-town-cpw-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Be smart because the bears are back in town, CPW says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A black bear looks down from a tree as it hides from crowds below on French Street, August 2018 in Breckenridge. <\/strong>
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A bear broke into a Routt County chicken coop<\/a><\/i> on Wednesday and ate several chickens, marking one of the state\u2019s first reported incidents involving bears this year.<\/p>\n

As the black bear population wakes from hibernation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has already seen bear activity in eight Colorado counties in 2020. With the onset of spring, wildlife officials know more conflicts are inevitable, and they\u2019re asking people to be smart in an effort to reduce the numbers.<\/p>\n

Last year, the agency saw over 5,300 human-bear incidents reported with nearly a third of those involving the large, omnivorous animals getting into people\u2019s trash.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to do better as communities,\u201d Matt Yamashita, area wildlife manager in Glenwood Springs, said in a news release that offered tips to cut down on conflicts.<\/p>\n

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