Photo courtesy DJ Hannigan — Special to the Plaindealer; Map courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wildlife officials have been tracking human-bear interactions since April 2019, and released data this week showing there were a total of 5,369 calls involving bears last year. The top five areas in Colorado with the most reported bear issues were Area 8, Area 14, Area 2, Area 15 and Area 18 (including Ouray County).