Bears of Durango (2018)

Name: Bears of Durango (2018)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-09-13
Duration: 54 min
Cast: Heather Johnson

<div>SPONSORED BY THE SIERRA CLUB MT BAKER GROUP</div><div>PANEL DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW THE FILM (see participants below)</div><div>If you live in Whatcom County, you live in bear country—and that means human-bear conflicts. Bears of Durango takes you headfirst into bear dens with Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists, led by Dr. Heather Johnson. The team spent years studying how human development shapes black bear behavior to reveal what it takes to avoid conflict and coexist.</div><div><br></div><div>"If we want our native biodiversity here, if we want these large carnivores to be back on our landscapes, ultimately we're going to have to figure out, how do we coexist? How do we share a single landscape?” — Heather Johnson, PhD, Lead Wildlife Researcher.</div><div><br></div><div>PANELISTS: Scott Schyler, Policy Representative for Natural & Cultural Resources for the Upper Skagit Tribe; Rich Beausoleil, WDFW Cougar & Bear Specialist; Tucker Seitz, WDFW Conflict Specialist, Region 4, District 14. </div>DocumentaryPT54M2026-09-13USen

Heather Johnson

Dusty Hulet

Bears of Durango (2018)"Bears of Durango (2018)"

Showtimes

September 13, 1:00 pm