WATCH: Young bear takes rough tumble from Denver tree after wildlife officers tranquilize it

A young black bear took a rough tumble from a tree in Denver on Sunday after wildlife officers tranquilized the animal before relocating it to a more suitable habitat.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said in a thread on X Sunday that officers responded to the bear near Louisiana Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in Denver.

"This morning we responded to a bear in a tree ... in Denver," the post read.

"Not a typo.

In Denver." BEAR CAUGHT ON CAMERA PERCHED ATOP NEW MEXICO UTILITY POLE BEFORE REPORTEDLY SUFFERING FATAL ELECTROCUTION Wildlife officers tranquilized the bear and worked with Denver Police Department officers to catch it as it fell from the tree, according to CPW.

"It didn't have the smoothest landing, but the bear is ok!" authorities said.

Video posted as part of the X thread showed the bear dropping through branches before officers secured the animal on the ground.

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The agency said the bear would be transported to better habitat and released.

The unusual Denver encounter comes as Colorado wildlife officials report an increase in bear activity this year, which they have linked to drought conditions and dwindling natural food sources.

CPW received 6,129 reports of bear sightings and conflicts between Jan.

1 and Aug.

13, compared with 3,115 during the same period last year, according to the agency.

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