Every Aspen home with curbside trash pickup will be required to purchase a bear-resistant garbage can if an amendment to the city’s bear ordinance passes at today’s Aspen City Council meeting.

A bear in Alaska had a valiant attempt at opening a bear-proof garbage can. A woman recorded the entertaining encounter from a neighborhood window. A high-tech trash can proved its worth in Alaska ...

Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance change making bear-resistant gray trash cans mandatory in Three Rivers. Tulare County Solid Waste Department developed the proposed ...

A black bear. File photo. Schools, municipalities and fire departments statewide are getting funds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help reduce human-bear interactions. Bears that get too ...

A video shows a bear trying to get into a bear-proof trash can in Blue River on Sunday, July 27. Resident Lauren Mackey shared the video with Summit Daily. Blue River resident Lauren Mackey caught a ...