Two sets of rehabilitated bear cubs, five in total, were released into two different locations outside of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, wildlife officials said. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said the bears were orphaned this summer in mid-July near Durango, Colorado.

In a heartwarming success story, five orphaned bear cubs were released back into the wild near Pagosa Springs after spending the summer at Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Del Norte.

Three orphaned bears were released back into the wild in Colorado. In late June, a homeowner found a small cub, likely unattended, wandering on her property and alerted local Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers.