Colorado bears are getting hungrier, breaking into vehicles and buildings

It’s that time of year when hungry bears go on feeding binges to pack in calories before winter hibernation

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Bears have entered their period of hyperphagia, when they try to consume more than 20,000 calories daily to fatten up for winter hibernation. That means you could find one poking into your garbage soon.
By John Meyer | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: August 19, 2021 at 9:10 a.m. | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 9:12 a.m.

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John Meyer | Outdoors reporter

The Post's expert on the outdoors including skiing, mountaineering and endurance sports, John Meyer is a member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. He climbed to 24,000 feet on Mount Everest in 1985, has run 13 marathons and is a former Olympics reporter who covered 12 Olympic Games.