Boulder, Colorado: A black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus and caused a stir before falling from a tree has returned to the wild, officials said on Friday.
State wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said that the 200-pound (91-kilogram) male bear was tagged and taken to a remote Rocky Mountain area of ponderosa pines, with plenty of oak brush and chokeberry - food fit for a bear - west of Boulder.
The bear has become a celebrity since it wandered around a university residence hall in Boulder and climbed a tree on Thursday. Wildlife officers eventually tranquilised it, and the bear dropped 15 feet (4.5 meters) from its perch onto pads placed on the ground.
The bear landed on its back before a crowd of gawking students. Some stroked its paws after it was caged.
Rhonda Chestnutt was putting coins into a parking meter near the Bear Creek student apartments on Thursday when she felt shaggy fur brush against her legs.
"It was like, 'Excuse me, pardon me, coming through,'" Ms Chestnutt told the Camera. "It was running full speed."
State wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said that the 200-pound (91-kilogram) male bear was tagged and taken to a remote Rocky Mountain area of ponderosa pines, with plenty of oak brush and chokeberry - food fit for a bear - west of Boulder.
The bear has become a celebrity since it wandered around a university residence hall in Boulder and climbed a tree on Thursday. Wildlife officers eventually tranquilised it, and the bear dropped 15 feet (4.5 meters) from its perch onto pads placed on the ground.
The bear landed on its back before a crowd of gawking students. Some stroked its paws after it was caged.
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Rhonda Chestnutt was putting coins into a parking meter near the Bear Creek student apartments on Thursday when she felt shaggy fur brush against her legs.
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"It was like, 'Excuse me, pardon me, coming through,'" Ms Chestnutt told the Camera. "It was running full speed."
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