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Upside Down Bear Stuck In Tree Gets Rescue From Colorado Parks And Wildlife

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)- Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers helped get down a big bear that was stuck in a tree-- upside down! It happened in a Fort Collins neighborhood.

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(credit: Colorado Parks Wildlife)

The officers started by knocking him out with tranquilizers. Then they tied a rope around his legs and brought him down to the ground.

The bear will be relocated to a more appropriate habitat.

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