COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding residents to secure trash, remove bird feeders at night and avoid attracting bears as human-bear conflicts continue to rise across Colorado Springs.
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, there have been 219 reported human-bear conflict incidents so far this year through June 11. Of those, 215 have occurred since April 1, and wildlife officials say the number continues to climb every day.
Philip Gurule, a District Wildlife Manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, says much of western Colorado Springs sits next to prime bear habitat…