An ursine found napping under a deck at a home in Durango on Wednesday is being considered “one of the largest male bears ever seen in town” by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.
The male bear – estimated to be about 10 years old and weighing as much as 400 pounds – was found under a deck of a home in a residential Durango neighborhood off Hermosa Ave. west of Needham Elementary, CPW officials said in a series of tweets.
It took a tranquilizer dart and five members of CPW staff to get this bear out from under the deck and into a trailer so it could be prepared for relocation. The bear underwent a quick health exam and was equipped with a microchip and ear tags. pic.twitter.com/2rXho7Uvsy “While we haven’t had to handle many bears in Durango this year, this highlights the importance of removing attractants around your home,” CPW officials said.
CPW said it had received 3,614 bear reports from April 1 through Oct. 1, 2022 – a 14.5% increase from the same timeframe a year ago, when it received 3,155 reports of bear sightings.
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