Vail bear calls on the decline

By scott miller

VAIL — There’s plenty of wildlife spotted and reported, along and near Gore Creek, but only bears draw specific attention, for obvious toothy, clawed, muscular reasons.Given the number of bears that live around town, Vail’s wildlife ordinance requires residents to take care of their trash, including secure enclosures for trash for businesses, condos and apartments. It also requires people with rolling trash cans to leave them out only between dawn and dusk on their designated trash days. The ordinance is intended to protect both humans and animals. A bear can make a big mess with household trash, and bears will …

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