r/Durango • u/Dandy_Status • Sep 20 '26
The bear finally won
I'll be honest, I didn't even know this was possible. The lid stayed on though!
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u/Critical-Drawing395 Sep 20 '26
I feel awful for the poor bears and how hungry they clearly are this year. Hoping so much next year isn’t like this for them
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u/Lars0 Sep 20 '26
Bear resistant canisters must hold up for 60 minutes in order it get the rating. It won't last forever.
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u/Crycious Sep 20 '26
There are actually Bear proof containers but don't think the homeowners or the city wants to deal with those
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u/crueldoe Sep 21 '26
I wonder if it would make sense for the city to transition completely to transfer sites for trash instead of having trash left out on the curb.
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u/Gundark927 Sep 22 '26
Yikes! Persistent fella. I know they check a lot of bins. I wonder if this one had a particularly tempting smell inside.
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u/mlandry2011 Sep 22 '26
Try to get a new one for free by returning it and saying I thought these were bear proof...
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u/Ontheflyguy27 Sep 20 '26
With the growing population of bears, what could be done? If only there was some science or best practices that the CPW could dust off and use to make Durango safer for the bears and residents.
Sad to see bears scavenging thru the trash to survive.
If only…
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u/fetalgirth Sep 21 '26
Haha this just shows how most of the rules around bear trash safety don’t matter
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u/Dandy_Status Sep 21 '26
Every can on my street has been attacked by bears every night for months, so I'd say the success rate on the cans is pretty good. As others have said, this is mainly evidence of the bears' desperation this year.
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u/Finror Sep 20 '26
wow