Black Bear w 3 Cubs Charges, Injures Man After Breaking into Colo Home, Crashed Through Glass Door

[hlthe2b]

1. Bears desperate for food as they go into hibernation...

A sliding glass door ajar (with likely cooking smells evident) is an engraved invitation. This is a very sad outcome (and likely preventable) story. Living (quite literally) in bear country means adapting one's environment and behaviors to deter them--something that many refuse or don't know to do. I am a couple of dozen miles from mountain lion and bear habitat and very occasionally they are spotted nearby. But I would not leave a sliding glass door ajar at night for reasons involving two-legged unwanted visitors--no matter how much I want the fresh air. If I can adapt, so too can those directly living in bear habitat. I am sure this was a terrifying incident, but my points need to be stressed as well. Losing a mother bear with three cubs is tragic as well.