Wildlife officers responded when a nine-month-old bear cub found its way into underground employee parking at St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs on Friday.

According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the bear cub was temporarily immobilized and then brought to a wildlife trailer. Officers confirmed that it was still asleep, then gave it an ear tag and “wake-up” drug.

Once the bear cub was back on its feet, it was relocated to the CPW wildlife rehabilitation facility in Frisco.

Bears are currently in their hyperphagia phase, a period in which bears experience an “increase in feeding activity driven by biological need.” The animals will consume up to 20,000 calories a day during this time. So, it’s important to be “bear aware,” by doing things like keeping garbage secured and only putting it out on the morning of pickup, using a bear resistant trash can or dumpster, and putting bird feeders away from April to November.

Learn more about living with bears from CPW here.

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