0 10 20 5 Mi les 0 0 . 5 0 . 25 Mi les 1 : 12 , 000 BEAR SIGHTING: a n obse rva ti on o f a bea r tha t does no t i nvo lve an i nc i den t o r human- bea r con f li c t and / o r an obs e rva ti on w hen a bea r was seem i ng ly unawa re o f the pe rson obs e rvi ng i t, had no obs e rvab le stress - re la ted response to the pe rson d uri ng an i n te rac ti on ( Smi th e t a l. 2005 , Wi ld e r e t a l. 2007 ) , o r re sponded to the pe rson by tak i ng evasi ve ac ti on . INCIDENT: an ocurrenc e tha t i nvo lved a hum an–bea r con f li c t o r epi sodes whe re bea rs ob ta i ned hum an- provi ded f oods ( trash , b i rd f eed e rs , f rui t trees, e tc ) , c aused prope rty da m age , k i lle d o r a tte m pted to k i l li vestoc k o r pe ts , o r we re i nvo lved i n veh i c le c o lli si ons ( Gun the r 1994 , Sc h i rokaue r and Boyd 1998 , Gun the r e t a l. 2004 , Wi ld e r e t a l. 2007 ) . HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT : any i nc i den t tha t has th e po ten ti a l to cause human o r be a r i n j ury o r mo rta li ty ( outsi de o f lega l hun ti ng ha rvests) and / o r prope rty dam age , and i nc ludes bea rs f eed i ng on human- provi ded f ood s. Incident Type I n T rash ( 913 to ta l) S i gh ti ng ( 389 to ta l) Othe r ( 231 to ta l) Da ta Sources : Bea r i nc i den t da ta comes f rom repo rts to Bea r Sma rt Durango o r the Co lo rado Pa rks and Wi ld li f e Bear Smart Durango 2012 Bear Sightings and Incidents
2012 Bear Sighting & Incident Map
Mar 24, 2016
Map of Bear Sightings and Incidents in La Plata County in 2012. Mapping graciously donated by Ecosphere Environmental Services.
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BEAR SIGHTING: an obs ervation of a bear that d oes not involve an incid ent or hum an-bear conflict and /or an obs ervation w hen a bear was s eem ingly unaware of the p ers on obs erving it, had no obs ervable s tres s -related res p ons e to the p ers on d uring an interaction (Sm ith et al. 2005, Wild er et al. 2007), or res p ond ed to the p ers on by taking evas ive action.
INCIDENT: an occurrence that involved a hum an–bear conflict or ep is od es where bears obtained hum an-p rovid ed food s (tras h, bird feed ers , fruit trees , etc), caus ed p rop erty d am age, killed or attem p ted to kill lives tock or p ets , or were involved in vehicle collis ions (Gunther 1994, Schirokauer and Boyd 1998, Gunther et al. 2004, Wild er et al. 2007).
HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT: any incid ent that has the p otential to caus e hum an or bear injury or m ortality (outs id e of legal hunting harves ts ) and /or p rop erty d am age, and includ es bears feed ing on hum an-p rovid ed food s .
Incident TypeIn Tras h (913 total)Sighting (389 total)Other (231 total)
Data Sources : Bear incid ent d ata com es from rep orts to Bear Sm art Durango or the Colorad o Parks and Wild life
Bear Smart Durango2012 Bear Sightings and Incidents
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