Summary
With five bear encounters in a week, the city is urging residents to secure trash and fruit to keep the community safe.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Aug 25, 2026.
Impact analysis
All residents benefit from increased safety and reduced human-wildlife conflict.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Pick up your peaches: Moab police handle a fifth bear in a week and a half
Moab police have handled five bears inside city limits in a week and a half, one of them near the high school, which forced a lockdown of the high school and middle school. Statewide it is the worst bear year on record: 168 responses so far against 8...
Extreme weather is driving more bears into Utah cities to look for food. Many of them are being euthanized.
His new place near Strawberry, deep in the Avintaquin Canyon, was beautiful and peaceful. Maybe too peaceful. Park City, where he’d previously lived, had a vibrant social scene. It had people and therefore — considerably more attractive to him — a co...
Regular City Council — August 25, 2026
With five bear encounters in a week, the city is urging residents to secure trash and fruit to keep the community safe.
Black bear spotted in Moab neighborhood, comes within feet of resident
Black bear spotted in Moab neighborhood, comes within feet of resident The Times-Independent
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