Mission Statement:

In 2017, 30 Black Bears were euthanized in the Pike Peak Region, because they were attracted to trash and other edibles, often left outside at night. Place garbage outside ONLY on trash collections day (per city law) or use a bear proof container. Let's get 30 deaths down to zero-soon!

We are:
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Council of Neighbors and Organizations (CONO)
City of Colorado Springs
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Many Neighbors and Volunteers

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Be smart, be bear smart and pick up a cart

Pikes Peak Bulletin
June 27, 2019


Courtesy of Bear Smart Manitou Springs

On Monday, June 24, Bear Smart Manitou Springs took delivery of 100 wildlife-resistant trash carts. With the help of the Manitou Springs Department of Public Services, the carts were unloaded onto a city flat-bed
— the semi they arrived on was too long to make it to the Public Works yard on Banks Place.

The distribution of these carts is another step in Bear Smart’s efforts to “keep bears and people safe.” They will be free or at a reduced cost to Manitou Springs residents depending on need.
Applications for carts will be available beginning Monday, July 15, at City Hall and through the Manitou Springs Bear Smart website (bearsmartmanitousp. wixsite.com/bearsmartmanitou). More information to follow.
We are grateful the Summerlee Foundation
provided a grant to purchase bear-resistant carts through the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
HSPPR is a member of the Colorado Springs Bear Smart Taskforce (much like the Manitou Springs Bear Smart Task Force), a group of organizations and citizens who support an ordinance to reduce human/bear conflict by restricting access to food, trash and bird feeders. They work to foster a better understanding of black bears and significantly reduce the number of bears euthanized in the area due to human/bear interaction.

“The success of the Manitou Springs ordinance provides a model for Colorado Springs to emulate. Providing bear-resistant carts to people in need will help with ordinance compliance,” said Jan McHugh-Smith, certified animal welfare administrator, president and CEO of HSPPR. 


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