A big male black bear that got stranded in the storm drains under Colorado Springs was coaxed out through a manhole in the sort of incident wildlife officials say is becoming common in the city.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) got a call from an alarmed resident on the city’s west side July 10, reporting bears lurking in the storm drains under a suburban street, agency spokesman Dean Miller told Cowboy State Daily.
It turned out to be just one bear that had entered the storm drain system through a tunnel outlet, though officials don’t know when or where. The bear might have ventured into the tunnels to escape the heat…