CPW relocates nuisance bear trapped in Teller County
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)-- It was an unusual rescue for one officer with Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Southeast Region (CPW SE Region) after a bear was found trapped at a Teller County home.
On Tuesday, August 15, Officer Drew Vrbenec released a “nuisance black bear” back into the wild, hazing it with rubber slugs.
According to CPW SE Region, the bear was trapped at a Teller County home where bears have previously killed chickens and broken into a garage.
Officials with CPW SE Region state that trap and release is how CPW commonly handles nuisance bears and hazing them helps to restore their fear of humans.
Join @COParksWildlife Officer Drew Vrbenec on an unusual #wildlife #rescue.
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) August 16, 2023
On Tuesday, he released a nuisance black bear back into the wild, hazing it with rubber slugs.
It was trapped at a Teller County home in where bears have killed chickens and broke into a garage. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/4ON9MYrcSk
