When Julie Dreyfuss moved to La Plata County 20 years ago, a thunderclap sent her German shepherd-Akita mix, named Boon Doggle, scurrying through the streets of her Turtle Lake neighborhood northwest .
La Plata County is cracking down on bear enforcement. In 2022, the Bear Working Group of Durango received Colorado Parks and Wildlife Human Bear Conflict Reduction Grant, allowing it to fund a slew of.