Colorado awards $1M for projects to deter human-bear conflicts

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 390

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Colorado is distributing $1 million across the state to fund projects designed to lower the number of run-ins between humans and hungry black bears seeking trashcan meals.

The latest round of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Grants will fund 17 projects, the state announced Tuesday. Since its creation in 2021, the grant program has doled out $3.9 million.

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