Utah wildlife officers remove bear from Park City

Treed bear captured, removed from Park City neighborhood

PARK CITY, Utah, May 29, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Multiple agencies came together to rescue a treed bear Thursday in a Park City residential setting. “Early this morning, a young American black bear was spotted climbing a tree in the Prospector neighborhood,” Park City police said.   Officers from the department responded to the scene and located the bear before notifying wildlife officers and biologists with the Utah Department of Natural Resour…

Utah wildlife officers remove bear from Park City

State wildlife officials relocated a young bear from Prospector on Thursday morning. The animal was tranquilized and taken out of a tree. The Park City Fire District and Park City Police Department also responded. The responders used a fire district ladder to reach the bear. The only native species of bear in Utah is the American black bear. There are occasional bear sightings inside Park City, but relocations like the one Thursday are believed …

Young black bear safely removed after climbing tree in Prospector neighborhood

PARK CITY, Utah — A young American black bear was safely tranquilized and relocated Thursday morning after climbing a tree in Park City’s Prospector neighborhood. A black bear was seen in a tree in the Park City Prospector neighborhood. (PCPD) Officers with the Park City Police Department responded after the bear was spotted in a residential area and remained in the tree as authorities assessed the situation. Police contacted wildlife officers a…