Denver Officers Relocate 100-Pound Black Bear as Colorado Sightings Jump to 6,129
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Denver Officers Relocate 100-Pound Black Bear as Colorado Sightings Jump to 6,129
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Summary
Colorado Parks and Wildlife tranquilized a 100-pound, 1.5-year-old male black bear in a Denver tree on Sunday, then caught it after it fell through branches and prepared it for release in better habitat.
Officers responded near Louisiana Avenue and Pennsylvania Street and said the bear was unharmed despite the rough landing; video posted by the agency showed Denver police helping secure it on the ground.
CPW tied the unusual city encounter to a sharp rise in bear activity, reporting 6,129 sightings and conflicts from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13 versus 3,115 a year earlier.
Drought and shrinking natural food supplies are pushing bears into neighborhoods, officials said, prompting advice to secure trash, remove bird feeders and lock cars and windows.
The Denver rescue came days after CPW tranquilized and relocated a mother bear and cub from Harvey Park, with officials warning bear activity can keep rising as animals bulk up for winter.