Bear Smart Durango is pleased to announce a new lineup of bear experts for our 2025 Summer Speaker Series, sponsored by The Durango Herald and moderated by Sagebrush.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Bear-ier Solutions
"Shocking! Deterring bears with electricity"

Registration is required. Click here to register!

Listen to Previous Sessions:

Heather Reich
Bear-ier Solutions
Recorded on Tuesday, August 20, 2025
"Shocking! Deterring bears with electricity"
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Justine Vallieres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Recorded on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
"Managing bears and efforts in reducing human-bear conflict in NW Montana"
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Jamin Grigg & John Livingston
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 2025
"Status of our area bears and efforts to reduce human-bear conflict"
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Erin Edge / Defenders of Wildlife
Recorded on Tuesday, July 22, 2025
"Bear Smart community programs in Montana"
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Amber Kornak / People and Carnivores
Recorded on Wednesday, July 16, 2025
"Proven methods for mitigating human and bear conflict"
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Daryl Ratajczak / Wildlife for You
Kim Titchener / Bear Safety & More, Inc
Recorded on Wednesday, July 9, 2025
"Being Safe in bear country"
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