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."

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.

CPW identified the animal as an approximately 1.5-year-old male yearling weighing about 100 pounds. The agency said the bear would be transported to better habitat and released.

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.

"You're not crazy, we are seeing more bear conflicts this year," CPW wrote. "The drought is forcing bears to seek food in our neighborhoods."

Wildlife officials are urging Coloradans to secure their trash until the morning of pickup, remove bird feeders and keep cars and windows locked to prevent bears from finding food around homes.