Roaring Fork Audubon

presents…

“Urban Black Bear Ecology

In the Roaring Fork Valley”

$C:\Users\Linda\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\NL4W7FYU\And pause (2).jpg$ The Roaring Fork black bear study initiated in 2005 is a collaboration between USDA-WS-National Wildlife Research Center, CDOW and CSU and doctoral candidate Sharon Baruch-Mordo. The goal is to better understand urban bear ecology and efficacy of management tools in changing human behavior. The team tracked the movements of about 50 American black bears in and around Aspen and collected information about bears’ space use, activity patterns and foraging behavior. Beyond experimenting with public education techniques and efforts to keep human trash securely locked up and out of bears paws, they hope the study results will aid local residents, municipalities, and wildlife agencies in managing human-bear conflicts and in promoting coexistence between people and bears.

WHERE AND WHEN: Wednesday, November, 17 at 7pm

Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave.

Dessert provided

The Roaring Fork Audubon Society’s mission is: “To promote the enjoyment, conservation and understanding of birds, other wildlife and their habitats through birding, education, advocacy, and fellowship.” More information at: www.roaringforkaudubon.org