DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been tracking the state’s growing bear population for years. Mark Vieira with CPW said the department has several ways and metrics it monitors ...

The state wildlife agency considers a mortality rate between 10% and 15% to indicate a bear stable population. “It’s a healthy population,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife terrestrial ...

This number is only expected to rise as more and more bears emerge from their dens this spring. Colorado has an estimated population of 20,000 black bears. Parks and Wildlife reports that male bears ...

Colorado’s bear population is estimated between 17,000 and 20,000. The wildlife agency manages the species across four regions and 18 wildlife areas. Of these, the northwest region — specifically the ...

According to a 2015 report published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, gauging the size of the black bear population in the state is difficult due to the “solitary and elusive” nature of the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Multiple petitions in Colorado have formed in recent weeks, challenging how bears are being handled in our state. The point of one petition was to change Colorado ...