A black bear spotted roaming across metro Denver was captured near an Aurora home and relocated to a more bear-friendly habitat, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
The bear was seen in Lone Tree and in the backyard of an Arapahoe County home before an Aurora resident saw it near the 27500 block of East Elmhurst Place on Saturday, sheriff’s officials said.
Police and fire crews responded alongside Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials, who tranquilized the bear with a dart.
A video shared by the sheriff’s office shows the bear lumbering near an Aurora home before cutting to a CPW official rolling the conked-out creature onto a tarp for transport to a better habitat.
A black bear that was found wandering in the 5800 block of S. Genoa Ct. on May 31 has been captured. Sheriff deputies responded to that call and found the bear in the backyard of a home. Then, later that day, a resident who lives in the 27500 block of E. Elmhurst Pl. in Aurora… pic.twitter.com/WqtDIlWL76
— Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) June 3, 2025
Bears wander into residential neighborhoods looking for food, and residents can avoid conflicts with bears by keeping trash locked up and put away, according to state officials.
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