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Brittany Peterson

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
11
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Sep 8, 2026
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Jul 25, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Brittany Peterson

    Inside the deadly summer of human-bear conflicts sweeping across the American West (opens the original)

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    When Patrick Sullivan heard a car horn blaring nonstop at 3 am while up feeding his infant son one night this summer, he was convinced a "crazy neighbor" was responsible. It turned out to be a neighbor of a different kind. A black bear had opened the door of a Toyota SUV and gotten trapped inside the vehicle in Gold Hill, Colorado, northwest of Denver. As the animal desperately attempted to escape, it repeatedly bumped the horn while ripping apart the interior—one of hundreds of instances of bea

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · BRITTANY PETERSON and MEAD GRUVER

    Parched summer in the Rockies sends hungry bears into urban areas and confrontations with people - Daily Sitka Sentinel (opens the original)

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    Wildlife officials in the Rocky Mountain region are reporting far more trouble than usual between black bears and people this summer. Bears are wandering into urban areas, getting trapped in cars, … This item is available in full to subscribers. We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account or purchase a subscription. If you are already a subscriber, you can create your free website account by clicking here. Ot

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Brittany Peterson And Mead Gruver, Associated Press

    Hungry black bears are running into trouble in the Rocky Mountains (opens the original)

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this summer. It was a neighbor all right, but not a human one. A black bear had opened the door of a Toyota SUV and was trapped inside the vehicle in Gold Hill, Colorado, northwest of Denver. In one of hundreds of examples of bears getting into more trouble than usual in the parched Rocky Mountains this summer, the animal kept b

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · BRITTANY PETERSON and MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press

    Parched summer in the Rockies sends hungry bears into urban areas and confrontations with people (opens the original)

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this summer. It was a neighbor all right, but not a human one. A black bear had opened the door of a Toyota SUV and gotten trapped inside the vehicle in Gold Hill, Colorado, northwest of Denver. In one of hundreds of examples of bears getting into more trouble than usual in the parched Rocky Mountains this summer, the animal

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Brittany Peterson

    Scientists turn to OnlyFans to fund marmot research after federal cuts (opens the original)

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    High in the Colorado mountains, marmots experienced a difficult winter after a severe lack of snow cover caused the deaths of two-thirds of one monitored population during hibernation. Those that survived spent the summer fattening up for the upcoming hibernation period while also preparing for the inaugural Fat Marmot Week. Modeled on Alaska's Fat Bear Week online contest, Fat Marmot Week—which begins Monday—is mostly intended as a fun event, but it carries a vital purpose: raising donations fo

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