Wildlife officials catch tranquilized bear falling from tree in Colorado neighborhood

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Wildlife officers catch tranquilized bear falling from tree
Wildlife officers catch tranquilized bear falling from tree

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (WPVI) -- Wildlife and conservation officers helped remove a bear from a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The bear was spotted on May 16 in a neighborhood near a popular mall.

Officers decided that it needed to be relocated for the safety of the bear and its neighbors.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared the video showing a group of officers catching the tranquilized bear as it fell from a tree.

They then carried it over to a waiting trailer before releasing the bear back into the wild.