COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A young male bear was relocated after it had wandered into Commerce City overnight Friday.
Wildlife officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) tranquilized the bear and moved it to a more “appropriate bear habitat,” the CPW NE tweeted.
Overnight, wildlife officers relocated this young male bear out of @CommerceCityCO and back into more appropriate bear habitat. This bear was first reported in Fort Lupton in mid-May and in @CityofBrighton last week. pic.twitter.com/od2AwFOo1w
— CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) June 20, 2020
The same bear has been spotted in communities around the area over the past month, wildlife officials said.
This bear was first reported in Fort Lupton in mid-May and in Brighton last week.