Pikes Peak region to receive $165,000 to bear-proof trash cans

Schools, municipalities and fire departments statewide are getting funds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help reduce human-bear interactions.

Bears that get too comfortable around people can destroy property and become a threat to human safety. Often these bears must be killed.

Nearly all of the $1 million in funding will go toward bear-proofing trash cans and recycling bins across the state…

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