As I continued perusing the January 2014 Colo Parks and Wildlife Commission Final Regulations I ran across another section that may be of interest to those who feed birds.
Reg #021, Feeding or Attracting Wildlife - "D. No person shall fail to take remedial action to avoid contact or conflict with black bears, coyotes or fox, which may include the securing or removal of outdoor trash, cooking grills, pet food, birdfeeders or any other similar food source or attractant, after being notified by the Division that black bears, coyotes or fox are in the area and advised to undertake such remedial action.*Further, after an initial contact or conflict with a black bear, coyotes or fox, no person shall continue to provide, or otherwise fail to secure or remove, any likely food sources or attractants, **including, but not limited to, outdoor trash, grills, pet food or bird feeders.*" [my underlining] Certainly it is inappropriate to put out bird food that may attract bears when there are bears active in one's area. Since bears are starting to come out from their winter dens, this information from the Colo Parks and Wildlife<http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadername2=Content-Type&blobheadervalue1=inline%3B+filename%3D%22Living+with+Bears+brochure.pdf%22&blobheadervalue2=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1251853492897&ssbinary=true>is timely: - " Studies show that a big meal of tasty, nutritious seeds-- a natural food for bears -- is often the first reward a bear gets for exploring human places. Letting your bird feeders turn into bear feeders teaches bears that it's safe to come close to people and homes looking for food. And for bears that can be a deadly lesson." - "We recommend not feeding birds during the months when bears are active. - "Instead, use water features, plant-ings, nest boxes and flowers to attract birds. Use bird feeders only when bears are hibernating" Here is the link to those regulations<http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Commission/2014/Jan/January2014PWCMinutes-Final.pdf>which I forgot to add to my previous email. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckrSTQ5bgVe2L2dzLQiqAj-iw_S6JRSFrgP7_9ok%2BWECwA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
