AN INCREASE IN BEAR SIGHTINGS HAS PROMPTED LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO CLOSE DOWN ITS TRAIL SYSTEM. BEAR BIOLOGIST RICK WINSLOW WITH THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TELLS 770 KKOB THIS CAN BE AN ACTIVE TIME OF YEAR FOR YOUNG BEARS. THE YOUNG BEARS, ESPECIALLY, LOOKING FOR A HOME TO CALL THEIR OWN.
WINSLOW SAYS HE DOESN’T BELIEVE BEARS ARE ANY MORE ACTIVE THIS SUMMER THAN THEY USUALLY ARE. HE THINKS PEOPLE ARE QUICKER TO REPORT BEAR SIGHTINGS AFTER A RUNNER WAS ATTACKED BY A BEAR LAST MONTH AT THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE.
