Aspen Bears Aren't Addicted To Human Trash: Study

Aspen Bears

ASPEN - There's apparently no such thing as a bad bear, just a hungry one.

The latest results of a multiyear study of bears in the Aspen area indicate bruins don't get addicted to garbage. They troll town for food in trash containers and for other human sources of refuse during years when the natural food supply is poor. But the study also established that they stay in the backcountry and largely avoid town during years when the natural food supply is good, said Sharon Baruch-Mordo, a doctoral candidate at Colorado State University.

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