MEDIA PACKAGE: Bears are emerging in Colorado; do your part to be Bear Aware
Travis Duncan
Photo credit: DJ Hannigan
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is providing additional resources to assist with your media coverage on being Bear Aware in Colorado this spring, so residents can work toward keeping our bears wild.The link below will open a folder containing:
• Folder recapping reported bear conflicts in 2021 in Colorado
• Helpful brochures for Living with Bears and a Home Audit Checklist
• Video and photos from recent bear-human encounters in the state
If you need additional images or to schedule an interview, please contact your regional Public Information Officer.
Thank you for helping CPW spread the word on the importance of being Bear Aware and making small adjustments to your home and travel routines to keep wildlife in mind.
2022 Spring Bear Aware Materials
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.