Paul Stromberg was arrested after the bodies of three bears were found dumped on state trust land near Salida.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife put down the sow after responding to a call about a"bear attack" in Colorado Springs. Its remaining cub was relocated. put down a bear last week after responding to a call about a"bear attack" involving two boys in Colorado Springs.
The agency said they arrived to find an aggressive female bear and said it had charged twice at two boys, ages 12 and 13. They said one of the boys was injured after running into a tree branch.Both CPW officers and Colorado Springs police officers searched the open space to find the bear, which they estimated to be 150 pounds. They also searched for her two cubs, which they say each weighed about 50 pounds.
"There was no choice but to put it down after it repeatedly charged people," said Tim Kroening, CPW wildlife manager for the Pikes Peak area, in the agency's release.
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