Fall is here, winter is coming, and black bears are still active!

Shalana's photo of black bear tracks on the snowy steps of her Eldorado Springs home is a great reminder that fall is indeed here, but winter is right behind! Black bears should be heading into their winter dens right around now, but some are still active. Leading up to hibernation, they need to eat roughly 20,000 calories per day to get the necessary fat reserves that will allow them to survive an entire winter hibernating without eating, drinking, urinating, or defecating. Amazing, right? To avoid any conflicts with black bears, communities are encouraged to properly secure trash and compost bins, bring bird feeders in for the season, harvest fruit, and safely secure smaller livestock like goats and chickens.

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Posted on November 5, 2018 08:10 PM by melanie_hill