{"id":746007,"date":"2026-07-06T07:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/746007\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:03:21","slug":"peter-moore-goldilocks-and-the-17000-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/746007\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Moore: Goldilocks and the 17,000 bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Goldilocks is real you know.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She parlayed her childhood bear encounters into a killer admissions-essay for Colorado College, where she majored in environmental studies. Now she works as a data analyst for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, out of a loft in Golden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where else would you live, if you were named Goldilocks?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThese aren\u2019t your average porridge-eaters,\u201d she told me in an imaginary interview, her hair glowing in destructive June sunshine. \u201cThey\u2019re turning up everywhere!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In hot tubs. In window wells. In dumpsters. Even in columns by cartoonists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the end of last month, CPW officials have noted 1,192 bear encounters in the state<\/a>\u2014compared with about a thousand up to the same point last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now they\u2019re ranging widely in cities and suburbs<\/a>, looking to replace drought-threatened food supplies. And to a bear, your place is King Soopers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accordingly, you must now watch for bears\u2026<\/p>\n

At your breakfast table<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

In your hot tub<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

In disguise<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

In Rocky Mountain National Park<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

At your understaffed preschool<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

Seeking new mating partners<\/p>\n

\"A(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/p>\n

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Type of Story: Opinion<\/p>\n

Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author\/producer\u2019s interpretation of facts and data.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Moore is an editor, writer, illustrator, ghostwriter, co-author, radio host, TV guest, speaker, editorial consultant, and journalism lecturer.
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