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• Bears acquire Pro Bowl WR Marshall from Miami

  March 13, 2012 7:43 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears have acquired Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall from the Miami Dolphins. There was widespread speculation that the Bears would go after a high-profile free-agent receiver such as Vincent Jackson, but they filled their biggest hole with a blockbuster trade, instead, sending two undisclosed draft... more »

• Broncos beat Bears 13-10 in overtime

  December 11, 2011 7:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to another comeback victory, with Matt Prater's 51-yard field goal with 8:34 left in overtime giving the Denver Broncos a 13-10 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Prater's 59-yarder with 2 seconds left in regulation tied the score. It was... more »

• Bear, 2 cubs killed by Colorado wildlife officers

  November 12, 2011 1:55 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A bear and her two cubs were killed this week near Grand Junction by Colorado wildlife authorities after the bears became a nuisance. The (Grand Junction) Sentinel reports that the bears were killed after eating from garbage cans from Aspen to the Grand Junction... more »

• All bears down

  August 3, 2011 3:10 PM

  The final cub is down from the tree after it was tranquilized. They now go to a rural area around 100 miles away.The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife will have the bears in custody as they relocate them. more »

• Higher number of bear encounters this season

  July 25, 2011 8:04 AM

  Colorado wildlife officials say they have received a higher than normal number of calls about bears this summer. People have reported bears entering homes, garages, sheds, tents and chicken coops. Wildlife officials killed a bear that injured a teenage camper in his tent July 15 near Leadville. The... more »

• Close encounters of the bear kind on the rise

  July 24, 2011 2:22 PM

  The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife is cautioning residents and campers that dryer than average conditions are attributing to higher than normal human and bear interaction. Michael Seraphin, Spokesperson with DOW released a statement outlining that within the last few weeks, wildlife officers have responded to a higher than... more »

• More bears out this holiday weekend?

  July 1, 2011 8:13 PM

  Richard and Sally Pfeiffer found a big surprise in their pool last week; it was a two- to three-year old black bear. "He was in the lower end here, sitting for quite a while," says Richard Pfeiffer. Sally snapped a picture. They say the bear has shown off... more »

• Bear hunting bill moves ahead

  May 4, 2011 7:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado House has given initial approval to a proposal to potentially expand the bear hunting season to manage the animals' population. Lawmakers advanced the measure Wednesday but it passed by only one vote. The bill seeks to repeal a voter-approved initiative that prohibits hunting bears from... more »

• Lawmakers consider flexible Colo. bear hunt

  April 17, 2011 12:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers worried about the growing bear population in the state are talking about giving wildlife officials more say over when the animals can be hunted. A proposal set for its first hearing Monday would repeal a 1992 voter-approved initiative that prohibits hunting bears from March... more »

• Packers, Steelers will meet in Super Bowl 45

  January 23, 2011 10:28 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Aaron Rodgers ran for a touchdown and made a saving tackle, B.J. Raji returned an interception for a score and Sam Shields had two interceptions to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC championship game. The victory sends... more »

• Questions on how bears are being handled

  September 4, 2010 7:12 PM

  Just within the last week, two mother bears and their cubs got inside local homes. Both incidents ended the same way -- all six bears were euthanized. That's sparked a lot of conversation among those who care about wildlife. Donna Ralph has been rehabilitating smaller animals for 10... more »

• DOW: Mama bear, 2 cubs euthanized for entering home

  September 2, 2010 6:14 PM

  A mama bear and her two cubs were euthanized by Colorado Division of Wildlife officials Thursday afternoon after they entered a Broadmoor-area home, causing a housekeeper to barricade herself in a bedroom for safety. Housekeeper Denise Burks says she was cleaning the kitchen at around 11:20 Thursday morning in... more »

• Death sentence for momma bear and cubs

  September 2, 2010 2:02 PM

  The Division of Wildlife tranquilized three bears and hauled them out of the Broadmoor neighborhood Thursday afternoon. The bears will be euthanized. The momma bear and her two cubs got into a home on Sanford Rd., sending a maid scrambling for safety. She locked herself in a bathroom, from... more »

• BC police: Bears surrounded pot fields

  August 19, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police who uncovered two marijuana fields near the U.S.-Canada border had to tread carefully: 13 black bears were wandering around the crops. The fields of about 2,300 plants were found near Christina Lake, just a few miles from the border. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says... more »

• Aspen area may shut more doors to bears

  July 30, 2010 10:15 AM

  Bear-friendly doorknobs could be out in the Aspen area. The county commissioners have given preliminary approval to a ban on lever-style door handles on new or remodeled homes. Bears looking for food can hit the levers and open the door but have a much harder time with round doorknobs.... more »

• Final grizzly bear in deadly attack caught

  July 30, 2010 9:53 AM

  Montana wildlife officials say they have captured the fourth and final grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park. A sow and two of her three cubs had been trapped by Thursday. The final year-old cub was found... more »

• Hungry bears coming out of hibernation

  April 27, 2010 4:58 PM

  Bears are coming out of hibernation in Colorado and, boy, are they hungry! That's the warning of the state Division of Wildlife which is hoping you'll steer clear of the foraging bruins. Their chosen diet is berries, insects, acorns buds, plants and carrion. But if those things aren't plentiful,... more »

• Wildlife bridges and tunnels built to help migrating animals

  March 22, 2010 11:45 AM

  The mix of interstate highways and rural areas teaming with wildlife can be a bad combination. Near the idaho-montana border, interstate 90 bisects the northern Rockies. Traffic runs around the clock, with up to 10,000 vehicles passing every 24 hours, making it risky for wildlife to get across. ... more »

• Orphan bears transplanted to dens to await spring

  February 21, 2010 10:35 AM

  Two young bears have been moved from a western Colorado wildlife rehabilitation center into a den, where they're expected to emerge from hibernation in a few weeks and begin fending for themselves. The 1-year-old males were taken from the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation near Silt to the new den... more »

• For some bears, dinner arrives in a minivan

  October 28, 2009 12:13 PM

  What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park? A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice... more »

• Bears spotted in Colorado foothills, plains towns

  September 16, 2009 10:35 AM

  Two more bear sightings have been reported in Colorado, this time on the plains of Weld County and near the foothills of Boulder County. Both of Tuesday's sightings involved a mother bear and two cubs. One was on a farm near Johnstown, 40 miles north of Denver, and the other... more »

• Bolder bears roam Aspen area looking for food

  September 9, 2009 11:52 AM

  It's nearly 2 a.m. and authorities have found the suspect in a string of break-ins into multimillion-dollar homes. His nose led him right to their trap — a cage filled with barbecue-scented cantaloupe and peaches. It's a 550-pound black bear and it nearly fills the entire cage wildlife officers... more »