Volume 6 , Issue 33

From the Durango Herald...

From the Durango Herald News we learn that the black bears of SW Colorado are again starting their annual binge -- spending 20 hours a day consuming 20,000-30,000 calories -- making every effort to pack on the pounds for their long winter sleep. They call this end of summer period of intensive feeding -- hyperphagia -- when bears begin their feeding frenzy to store fat by eating as much as possible. Some of those items of food include choke berries and acorns, but if they see trash cans, dog & bird feed -- those items will choke out the berries and acorns for the 5-gallon buckets per day of calories the bears consume. It's a matter of life and death with the bears -- packing on 4 to 5 pounds per day -- setting their priorities as food & calories instead of avoiding humans. They say the bears are just doing what comes natural to them this time of year before that long winter sleep! Wildlife managers are urging residents to be extra vigilant about keeping trash cans locked or off the street -- keeping pet, bird feed out of the reach of the bear's paths & paws. [Ready or not: Bears Starting Annual Binge - Durango Herald News]

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