DIVIDE, Colo. — Five orphaned bear cubs returned to their natural habitat Thursday outside Divide, a result of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s relocation efforts.
“So today’s a really exciting day because we have one of those big wins for wildlife conservation,” said Travis Sauder, the assistant aerial wildlife manager at CPW’s southeastern regional office.
Three cubs were found outside of the Broadmoor residential area in Colorado Springs last July. Two were recovered in a neighborhood north of Woodland Park in August. Both mother bears were classified as dangerous bears because they both entered human dwellings, which required wildlife officers from CPW to euthanize the sows. CPW protocol that states if bears pose a threat to humans, they must be put down…