Several break-ins by black bears in and around Rocky Mountain National Park has prompted officials to close some wilderness campsites hoping the bears will go away.
At least 13 break-ins have been reported since June 26, including nine just outside the park’s eastern boundary near the Wild Basin area, and rangers fear the bears are learning to associate humans with food.
Park officials have closed the Pine Ridge, Tahosa, Aspen Knoll, Siskin and North St. Vrain campsites – until at least Thursday – in hopes that the bears will go elsewhere.
All the sites are one- or two-tent spots within 3 1/2 miles of the Wild Basin trailhead.
Once bears find out that humans are a good source for food, it’s difficult to get them to break that habit. People can do as much as they can to help by not feeding the animals, directly or indirectly. Keep garbage cans out of reach and remove bird feeders.
Margaret Perham Photo
Tom Remington
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