Parched summer in Rockies sends bears into urban areas and confrontations with people0

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• September 8, 2026

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this summer. It was a neighbor all right, but not a human one. A black bear had opened the door of a Toyota SUV