Huge Black Bears Delight At Being Released Back Into The Wild

These images show a large male bear that was found in a backyard in Colorado as it was released back into the wild when officials captured it with a tranq dart. The incident took place in Highlands Ranch, the community in Douglas County, in the central US state of Colorado. The images were shared on social media by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife NorthEast Region yesterday evening (Tuesday 7th September) where they said: Wildlife officers this morning relocated the bear out of a highlands ranch neighbourhood where it was reported in the backyard behind Dad Clark Drive and University The Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared a series of videos chronicling the incident. In one video, the bear appears motionless on the ground after apparently having been tranquilized. The wildlife officials captioned the video: The male bear is estimated to be around 12 years old and weighing over 150 pounds. Here, wildlife officers are about to prepare the tranquilized bear for transport out of the An