‘A perfect landing’ for bear that wandered onto college campus
This Thursday, April 26, 2012 photo provided by the CU Independent shows a bear that wandered into the University of Colorado Boulder, Colo., dorm complex Williams Village falling from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials. Colorado University police spokesman Ryan Huff said the bear was likely 1-3 years old and weighed somewhere between 150-200 pounds. (AP Photo/CU Independent, Andy Duann) MANDATORY CREDIT
BOULDER, Colo. >> A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus has been relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains.
State wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said Friday that the male bear was tagged and taken to a remote area of ponderosa pines, oak brush and chokeberry west of Boulder.
The bear has become a celebrity since it wandered around a university residence hall and climbed a tree Thursday. Wildlife officers eventually tranquilized it, and the bear dropped from its 15-foot-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."
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