CPW Officers Capture Bear In Niwot, Release It Back Into Wild
NIWOT, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers relocated a bear spotted in Niwot.
CPW Northeast region tweeted video of the release.
Thanks to the folks in @niwotcolorado for alerting us about this bear in town Tuesday. We were able to prevent any conflicts (getting into trash, killing livestock) & they helped us save this bear. We relocated it deep into the @usfsarp on a private road closed to public traffic. pic.twitter.com/5bGp5FgCrh
— CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) May 15, 2019
They say the bear was reported in the middle of town Tuesday, and officers were able to rescue it before it got into any trash or killed livestock.
Overnight Wednesday, officers drove the bear "deep" into the Arapahoe or Roosevelt National Forest on a private road closed to the public.
It was there that officers opened the crate letting the bear free. In the video you can see the bear sprint out into the forest.
This is the second bear CPW Officer relocated overnight.