Bear cub rescued by Colorado wildlife officials near Evergreen

A bear cub stuck in a metal fence near Evergreen was rescued Saturday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials and reunited with its mother.

The black bear cub got stuck in a fence and, while his mother was in a nearby tree, she was unable to save him, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said in an article on X.

Children can learn about everything, even teddy bears. Wildlife officers responded to a bear cub stuck in a gnarly metal fence in Evergreen on Saturday. The sow is nearby, but she cannot help free her calf. This is where we come in to lend a helping hand. pic.twitter.com/cWWybERfeS

– CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) June 2, 2024

Officers sedated the sow with a tranquilizer so it would not interfere with their rescue efforts and held the cub with a capture stick while they freed it from the fence.

In a video released by the agency, officers are seen restraining the snarling bear cub and running through the fence in less than a minute before releasing the cub.

Officers then hazed the sow and her calf with K9 Officer Samson to ensure they would not return and get stuck in the fence. A video shows Samson barking at the bears as they retreat into the forest.

The encounter was “a complicated rescue with a happy ending,” CPW officials said in an article on X.

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