The mild weather over the first half of March is starting to coax drowsy bears out of hibernation.
Kevin Wright, a longtime officer in the Aspen area for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, urged residents to get back into their bear-friendly habits now rather than waiting until later in the season, when bears typically emerge. Bears usually stir in April, he said, but this year one yearling was spotted by a property manager Monday and a bear was hit and killed by a vehicle recently in the Eagle Valley, Wright said.
