A bear walked into the Aspen farmers market this past Saturday, making short work of the bakery table. It's no surprise in light of a dramatic increase in human-bear interactions in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. Amid drought, wildfires and a seasonal push to fatten up, the West has seen more bears in urban areas this year.
This farmers market had a not-so-unexpected visitor
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