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Aspen Police: Bear Calls Skyrocket in 2012

by KREX News Room
by Cori Coffin
by Associated Press

Story Created: Feb 23, 2013 at 11:44 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 24, 2013 at 12:26 AM MDT

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen police responded to about 1,040 calls about problem bears last year.

That's way up from the 82 calls regarding problem bears that police handled in 2008. Police had about 351 such calls in 2010.

Department statistics released Thursday show that bears were the cause of about 5 percent of all calls for service from police last year.

Drought conditions that prompted bears to widen their search for food last summer led to more frequent encounters between bears and humans.

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taxedpayer said on Sunday, Feb 24 at 8:47 AM

In aspen you do live in the woods!

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