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A 200-pound black bear, who wandered up into a tree at the University of Colorado – Boulder, is again safe after wildlife department officials managed to get him out of a sticky situation.

The male bear was seen ambling around a residence hall area before he attempted to scale a tree.

The wildlife officers tranquilized the bear while he was up in the branches and, after a short wait, the bear safely landed on his back.

The bear had spent the better part of the day on campus, students said, and climbed about 15 feet into a tree near the University of Colorado’s Williams Village dormitories.

Wildlife officials shot two darts into the bear around 10am as curious students looked on, the Denver Post reported.

CU Police Department Spokesman Ryan Huff told the paper that they chose to sedate him because of his close proximity to students and the potential danger that held.

“He was just resting up in the tree probably for a good two hours,” Ryan Huff told thedenverchannel.com.

The wildlife officers tranquilized the bear while he was up in the branches and, after a short wait, the bear safely landed on his back

The wildlife officers tranquilized the bear while he was up in the branches and, after a short wait, the bear safely landed on his back

In preparation for the beast’s tumble, wildlife officials set up a large black mat under the tree.

Photos and video capture the bear freefalling 15 feet and onto the mats. His paws were comically outstretched as he fell through the air.

Andy Dunn of cuindependent.com captured a delightfully surreal image of the bear tumbling from the tree, surrounded by vigilant campus police and wildlife officials.

For a few minutes, the bear was allowed to rest on the mat and looked dazed, if not comfortable. Students looked on and captured the bizarre moment with their smart phones and cameras.

Workers then moved the creature into a large cage around 10:45 a.m.

Some students were brave enough to stick their fingers through the cage and stroke the tranquilized bear’s foot.

Jennifer Churchill, a spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told the Post that the woozy bear was tagged and released in the mountains west of Boulder.

She added that black bears often come out of hibernation around this time, and come looking to more populated areas for food.

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A TV helicopter crew in California managed to capture the image of a man who was using his mobile phone and walking into the path of a 500 lb black bear.

The homeowner calmly walks towards the giant animal, engrossed in his mobile.

However, just feet before he reaches it, he notices the huge bear – and turns and runs in the nick of time.

Residents of La Crescenta, California, were warned to be on the lookout for the bear, which was only finally contained in a back garden this morning.

A TV helicopter crew in California managed to capture the image of a man who was using his mobile phone and walking into the path of a 500 lb black bear

A TV helicopter crew in California managed to capture the image of a man who was using his mobile phone and walking into the path of a 500 lb black bear

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies received a call of a bear sighting at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday in the 2800 block of Manhattan Avenue, KTLA-TV reported.

La Crescenta station sheriff’s deputies and the Glendale Police Department responded, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Slater.

“We did locate about a 500, 600-pound bear in this immediate area,” Sgt. Mark Slater said.

“He’s been wandering through the residential area for the last several hours.”

“Department of Fish and Game is en route,” Mark Slater said.

“They have ultimate responsibility over it. Our role right now is if the bear is docile and just hunkering down, we’ll let him continue that until Fish and Game gets here.”

A police helicopter has been tracking the bear, which is believed to be the same animal that broke into a garage and pried open a refrigerator to snack on some frozen meatballs last month.

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