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Bear caught and relocated after a stay in Broomfield area

CPW relocated the bear to a “better habitat” away from populated spaces

Broomfield Police Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers work to relocate a bear found in Broomfield. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Broomfield Police Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers work to relocate a bear found in Broomfield. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
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A bear caught in Broomfield was relocated earlier this week. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
A bear caught in Broomfield was relocated earlier this week. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correctly reflect the amount of time the bear appeared to have been in the Broomfield area according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

A bear that appeared to have been roaming the Broomfield area for several days was caught and relocated Sunday morning, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.

With the help of a Broomfield Police Department drone, officials were able to locate the bear in a tree near Zuni Street and East Midway Boulevard, according to CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose.

The state agency darted and relocated the bear to a “better habitat” away from populated spaces, according to a .

CPW received about three reports of this bear in the area, the first on Sept. 9, according to Van Hoose.

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