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Tranquilized bear falls out of tree in Colorado
91-kg animal makes 'perfect landing' on pads placed on ground
The Associated Press
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 4:46 PM ET
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2012 3:45 PM ET
The bear, which became a bit of celebrity on the University of Colorado campus, fell 4.5 metres after wildlife officials tranquilized it. (Andy Duann/CU Independent/Associated Press)
A black bear who wandered onto the University of Colorado campus fell safely from a tree after being tranquilized, and was later relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains.
State wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said Friday that the 91-kilogram male bear was tagged and taken to a remote area of ponderosa pines, oak brush and chokeberry.
The bear has become a celebrity since it wandered around a university residence hall in Boulder and climbed a tree Thursday. Wildlife officers eventually tranquilized it, and the bear dropped from its 4.5 metre-high perch onto pads placed on the ground.
It landed on its back before a crowd of gawking students.
Campus police spokesman Ryan Huff called it "a perfect landing."
© The Associated Press, 2012
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