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Mother Nature vs. Human Nature
All of Colorado, including Crested Butte, has been experiencing more bear sightings and confrontations than usual this summer. There has been 1 death of a woman near Ouray who insisted on feeding the bears, despite cease and desist orders from the DOW and likely any neighbors with any common sense. The inevitable occurred: the bears not only bit the hands that fed them, but ate them too. Upon seeing a bear in our yard in Crested Butte the other night, my 8-year old described it as huge, furry and cute. A very accurate description, but one that belies the danger caused by such furry, cute and amazingly powerful creatures. I can see where human nature would cause some people to feed the bears, wanting them to survive and boost their caloric intake before hibernation. But thinking the situation through just a little more, one would presumably be less interested in having a 300 lb. plus bruin, and its furry brethren begging for treats like a dog outside one's back door. The situation in town has gotten to a point where the local police are trapping and killing the bears because of the lack of safety and disinterest in more close encounters ... more

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