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Breaking: Bear sighted on CSU campus, near Eddy Hall

Claire VanDeventer, News Editor

August 18, 2026

Collegian | Alli Adams

Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing breaking news story. Updates will be provided as they become available.

Colorado State University Public Safety issued an alert at 8:40 a.m. August 18 that CSU Police had been notified of a bear sighting on CSU’s Main Campus in Fort Collins. Police were first unable to locate the animal, encouraging anyone who sees a bear to not approach, follow, feed or interact with it, and to contact CSUPD.

The bear was then spotted again near Eddy Hall, with another alert following that CSUPD is coordinating the safe removal of the bear. Anyone near campus should avoid the area for the safety of the responders and the animal.

The alert explains the possible reason for the bear’s appearance on campus, citing observations by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

“Colorado Parks and Wildlife has noted noted higher numbers of bear sightings this season due to ongoing drought conditions and a lack of natural food sources like berries forcing bears into urban areas in search for calories before hibernation,” the alert reads.

All additional bear sightings should be reported to CSUPD at (970) 491-6425.

Reach Claire VanDeventer at news@collegian.com or on social media @RMCollegian.

About the Contributor

Alli Adams, Illustration Director

Alli Adams is the new illustration editor here at The Collegian and is incredibly grateful and inspired by her peers and team of artists. Entering her second year at The Collegian and first year in this role, she’s determined to carry on the legacy of creating fun doodles, sharing little campus jokes and inspiring more colorful articles. As the editor, Alli oversees graphic and illustration design, exchanging new ideas with her fellow editors and collaborating with a team of extremely talented artists. In charge of the weekly comics and some illustrations herself, she is always hunched over with a pen in her hand and couldn’t be happier. She hopes to find herself in the realm of concept art, specifically for video games, within the next five years. But as of now, she can be found planning the next comic, playing her favorite games or practicing her skills in Blender and Java. As an electronic arts major, she truly found herself right at home in her position and plans to create many more silly designs that she hopes will brighten people’s days — at least a little. Nothing makes her smile more than people getting as much of a laugh out of her illustrations as she did, and she continues to pursue that until her hands give out.

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