Bear spotted in Colorado Springs Sunday night, reminder to be 'bear aware'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Another bear was spotted in Colorado Springs Monday night trying to get into a community member's trash can.

The video below was sent by Pikes Peak State College business professor and Air Force veteran Dr. Dennis Natali. He says the video was taken around 11 p.m.

There have been several bear sightings this summer in El Paso County, including last month when a bear was spotted in the cow and sheep pen at Rock Ledge Ranch.

Another bear was spotted in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood earlier this summer.

A bear was also spotted in the Ivywild area of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says they helped city crews rescue the bear, which was trapped in a storm drain. Crews say the bear climbed out of the drain and made his way up a nearby