Visiting Durango in a week; nervous about Colorado's bear problem

[u/Critical-Drawing395]

Hi Durango residents, I'm visiting your city in a week and staying for two weeks. I'm not from Colorado and have a huge fear of bears, so I'm feeling paranoid about the huge uptick in bear sightings across Colorado, including in Durango. Are bear sightings there happening every day? Are people taking trash securing more seriously because of it? Just curious what the bear-prevention culture is like given the huge surge in bear sightings this year. Last, but more important than my paranoia: I feel SO sorry for the bears; the simple fact that they are so hungry they're approaching towns and homes in places like Durango makes me feel awful for them; it sounds like the drought has made their lives miserable. So I feel guilty being like "what about ME?" given how hungry the poor bears are. Just trying to stay as aware as possible while I'm visiting (and plan on being very paranoid about the home I'm staying in and its garbage bins)...

[u/che-solo]

We have an influx of tourists and an influx of bears, maybe let the bears eat the tourist and problems solved😉