落基山脉地区遭受严重干旱，导致黑熊食物匮乏，今年夏季大量熊类涌入城市和居民区，与人类的冲突事件达到历史高位。1上科罗拉多河盆地（包括怀俄明州、科罗拉多州、犹他州和新墨西哥州）今年积雪量创有记录以来最少，这直接加剧了野生动物的觅食压力。1
科罗拉多州报告的熊类目击和冲突事件数量比平均水平增加两倍，1该州已发生至少四起熊类攻击人类事件。1其中6月，一只黑熊在科罗拉多州Golden跟踪并攻击了一名登山者；8月17日，一只熊在Vail附近公寓大楼外挠伤了一名男子。1
各州的人为捕杀数字同样触目惊心。新墨西哥州今年已有187只熊被捕杀，为2011年以来最高纪录；1犹他州被捕杀的熊数量超过36只，已超过过去三年的总和。1
野生动物管理人员强调，"一只被喂食的熊就是一只死熊"，1意在警示不当投喂最终导致动物丧命。气候变化和野火进一步加剧了这一危机。1
A severe drought across the Rocky Mountain region has left black bears desperately searching for food, driving them into urban areas and residential neighborhoods at record-breaking rates this summer. 1 The Upper Colorado River Basin, spanning Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico, experienced the lowest snowpack on record this year, depleting natural food sources that bears depend on. 1
The surge in bear encounters has been dramatic across multiple states. Colorado reported bear sightings and conflict incidents occurring at triple the average level this summer, 1 while New Mexico has killed 187 bears so far this year—the highest number since 2011. 1 Utah has already eliminated more than 36 bears this year, surpassing the total killed over the previous three years combined. 1 At least four bear attacks on humans have occurred in Colorado this year, 1 including a June incident in Golden where a black bear tracked and attacked a hiker, and an August 17 attack near Vail in which a bear scratched a man outside an apartment building. 1
Wildlife managers have intensified warnings as bears continue encroaching on human spaces. The message remains stark: "A fed bear is a dead bear," 1 emphasizing that once bears become accustomed to human food sources, they typically cannot be relocated and must be killed. Climate change and wildfires have compounded the crisis, further reducing available habitat and natural sustenance for the region's bear population. 1
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