Bear Browses Through Aspen Fur Shop
Bear Encounters Frequent In Aspen
POSTED: 9:08 am MDT August 11, 2009
UPDATED: 12:06 pm MDT August 11, 2009
ASPEN, Colo. -- An Aspen fur store employee said a small bear wandered into the shop, browsed through the aisles and then left without hurting anyone. Mark Goodman said the bear walked through the open doorway of Mark Richards Fine Outerwear, at 427 East Cooper Ave., Saturday night. Goodman said an unidentified man followed the bear around, taking pictures despite Goodman's pleas for him to leave.
Bear encounters have been frequent in Aspen this year, with police reporting 26 calls between Thursday and Sunday. Two bears have been killed by wildlife officers. The Colorado Division of Wildlife said bears have become accustomed to eating trash and other human food. On Friday, a bear killed a 74-year-old woman in Ouray County. Authorities said she was known to leave food for bears despite warnings that it was illegal and dangerous.
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