Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded to a bear sighting at a home near Austin Bluffs and Barnes Road in Colorado Springs on September 2.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said that the 175-pound black bear was attracted to the neighborhood bird feeders and a chicken coop. The bear reportedly visited five different backyards by climbing fences and trees.
The bear was found in a blue spruce tree and when officers arrived, neighbors were notified and the bear was immobilized. Wildlife and police officers carried the bear to a trailer where it was tagged and given the “wake-up” drug…