(COLORADO SPRINGS) — There was another bear sighting in Colorado Springs this week, this time, on the West Side. FOX21 News viewer, Mike Romero, shared a video of two bears spotted in a yard in Old Colorado City near Bott Park on Thursday morning, May 14.
The video was captured just before 4 a.m. on Thursday. One of the bears was seen quickly exiting the yard and climbing over the fence, while the second bear took a longer stroll on camera and was seen for about 30 seconds before the video ended.
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“This is the first time I’ve seen these bears; however, we have bear sightings/issues several times a year in spring/summer,” Romero told FOX21.
Other recent bear sightings in Colorado Springs include a bear rescued from a tree on April 29 on Crooked Arrow Lane, near Palmer Park and North Powers Boulevards. Another sighting was on May 5, when Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers responded to a home in Falcon after a bear fell asleep in a window well.
CPW continues to urge the public to be BearWise as the animals become more active this spring…