Be bear aware

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By Rebecca Ferrell

Special to The SUN

With autumn officially upon us, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) reminds residents and visitors that bears have entered a phase called hyperphagia, an instinctual need to consume as many as 20,000 calories a day in preparation for hibernation.

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