When a stubborn black bear climbed a tree in a Golden, Colorado neighborhood, game wardens did everything they could to safely remove the animal from the tree. That included destroying Black Sabbath's “Iron Man” in an attempt to convince him.
It turns out that this particular black bear, if not a fan, certainly didn't mind the iconic song.
According Weather in Fox, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region rangers were called to the Golden neighborhood after the bear got into trash left outside overnight. He then climbed a nearby tree and had no intention of leaving anytime soon.
“When you're watching a bear, you think it's going to be all action,” wildlife officials wrote via X/Twitter. “You never think you're going to spend at least six hours in a car waiting for a bear to stop sleeping and come down from a tree. And yet…”
The bear eventually came down, but when rangers tried to take it to safety and away from the residential area, it climbed another tree. It was at that point that the wildlife team got a drone from the local police department to try to scare the bear from above. When this didn't work, they tried playing loud music (“Iron Man”) at the bear.
“Now if he starts hitting his head, we have a problem,” someone joked in a video posted on social media.
Black Sabbath was no match for the reluctant bear, who remained in the tree and convinced officials that he probably wouldn't leave until dark: “We wait until nightfall and the bear finally comes down when almost all the humans are gone.”
Wildlife officials added that residents should not leave trash overnight and that “bears are cute but they are still very wild animals.
About the music?
“Black bears don't care about Black Sabbath,” they concluded.
Below you can see the news report and social media posts from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region.
When you're watching a bear, you think it's going to be all action. You never think you're going to spend at least 6 hours in a car waiting for a bear to stop sleeping and come down from a tree. And yet… pic.twitter.com/ssjlPOQiMy
— CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) May 15, 2024
It's time to bring technology to light. @GoldenCOPS Help us with a drone to see if an unknown noise from above would make the bear descend. pic.twitter.com/q4G4vlh4eD
— CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) May 15, 2024
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