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Bears

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Reader: Shooting of a mother bear in Crestone was unjustified & state must be accountable

    ​Our story about the killing of a mother bear in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer, and the current status of the two cubs she left behind, drew a response from the woman who owns the ranch where the shooting took place. Here's what she has to say.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Crestone cubs grow amid debate over whether mother bear's killing was justifiable (PHOTOS)

    Big pics below.​On August 25, a mother bear with two cubs was shot on a ranch in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer. The cubs were rescued and are growing at a facility near Silt even as Crestone residents continue to wonder if the bear's killing qualifies as justifiable homici ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    A Black-and-White Issue

    Big pics below.​On August 25, a mother bear with two cubs was shot on a ranch in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer. The cubs were rescued and are growing at a facility near Silt even as Crestone residents continue to wonder if the bear's killing qualifies as justifiable homici ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2010

    Driven By Distraction

    Big pics below.​On August 25, a mother bear with two cubs was shot on a ranch in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer. The cubs were rescued and are growing at a facility near Silt even as Crestone residents continue to wonder if the bear's killing qualifies as justifiable homici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Bear destroyed after punching out car window in Jamestown

    A Flickr photoBe warned, Baloo.​Bears are multi-faceted creatures. They're adorable, but they can also kill you -- which is why the Division of Wildlife moved aggressively in the case of an animal that punched in the window of a car last night. A trap was placed for the bear, which was caught ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Back in bear country

    ​"Please scare the bears," reads the lead sentence in a story from today's Wall Street Journal. "That is the message state wildlife officials are sending residents of Colorado communities besieged by hungry black bears with a taste for fresh-baked pies and other fattening human fare." The bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Jared Polis' fondness for polar bears and afterbirth

    Jared Polis and a polar pal.​Jared Polis: He's everywhere these days. When he's not sucking down a cold one with Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, beer-bong style, the Boulder Democrat is pointing the camera at himself as part of Freshman Year, a CNN series in which he and Utah Republican Cong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Apparently, size matters in Denver art

    We like things big in the West -- and that's true when it comes to art, too, as the just-posted YouTube video demonstrates. The montage spotlights the big Borofksy dancers at the DCPA, the big Blue Bear at the convention center, the big red chair with horse and the big broom and dustpan at the Den ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    My Restaurant Week adventure with the big blue bear

    The big blue bear tries in vain to befriend a security guard. So here I am, getting chased out of the Pavilions shopping center on the 16th Street Mall because I had the indecency to be hanging around with a guy in a fuzzy blue bear suit. How did my life come to this? It all started a few months a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Red-hot photos of uncensored big blue bear lovin'!

    We've long known people love the iconic big blue bear that peeks into the Colorado Convention Center (it's officially titled "I See What You Mean"). Blue bear miniatures have been selling like hotcakes, and, as we uncovered in a tell-all interview, the big blue bear even recently appeared on Good Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    The Big Blue Bear's thoughts on being on Good Morning America today

    Millions of bleary-eyed Americans were greeted this morning by the sight of a big blue bear -- a living embodiment of the iconic "I See What You Mean" bear statue on the side of the Colorado Convention Center -- waving cheerfully to them from their televisions. It was part of a Good Morning Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Visit the Zoo or the Baby Seal Gets It.

    Millions of bleary-eyed Americans were greeted this morning by the sight of a big blue bear -- a living embodiment of the iconic "I See What You Mean" bear statue on the side of the Colorado Convention Center -- waving cheerfully to them from their televisions. It was part of a Good Morning Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Look of the Day - Amy

    Millions of bleary-eyed Americans were greeted this morning by the sight of a big blue bear -- a living embodiment of the iconic "I See What You Mean" bear statue on the side of the Colorado Convention Center -- waving cheerfully to them from their televisions. It was part of a Good Morning Americ ... More >>

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Feist

    Friday, June 22, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    1090 Club

    Friday, September 15, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2006

    Bear With Us

    Friday, September 15, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    Pony Up

    The state of the art in Denver.

  • Culture

    July 7, 2005

    Grin and Bear It

    Lawrence Argent strikes the right note with "I See What You Mean."

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best Polar Bear Art

    The Polar Bear Gallery

  • Dining

    July 4, 2002

    Ursa Major

    The Black Bear Inn offers a taste of the past.

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best New Animals at the Denver Zoo

    Endangered Species Carousel

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 6, 2001

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Bear Facts

    Trouble's bruin in Denver! A Westword exclusive!

  • Calendar

    September 30, 1999

    Animal Dreams

    James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Off Limits

    James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    A Clean Sweep

    James Balog: Animal at Camera Obscura Gallery

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Loaded for Bear

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Off Limits

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    November 22, 1995

    LETTERS

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    KLONDIKE AND SNOW JOB

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • Music

    November 1, 1995

    THE CHASE IS ON

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    November 1, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    October 4, 1995

    LETTERS

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    September 13, 1995

    THE BEAR NECESSITIES

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    September 13, 1995

    WE'RE LOADED FOR BEARKLONDIKE & SNOW MUST GO ENOUGH OF THIS POLAR ICE CRAP.

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

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