Bear, injured in fire, recovers; is released back into the wild

A bear injured in a forest fire in June near Durango was released back into the wild on Monday. Images below show the bears feet when it was found and with bandages applied at CPWs Frisco Creek facility. Coloorado Parks and Wildlife photos
A bear injured in a forest fire in June near Durango was released back into the wild on Monday. Images below show the bears feet when it was found and with bandages applied at CPWs Frisco Creek facility. Coloorado Parks and Wildlife photos

A bear injured in a fire west of Durango in June has healed and was released back to the wild on Monday, Aug. 24, by officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

The bear was taken to a remote location not far from where it was found. The bear hesitated for about a minute while it sniffed its new surroundings. Then it jumped from the container in the back of a CPW pick-up truck and dashed into the th…