(TRINIDAD, Colo.) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers have cited a man after he allegedly shot at a sow (female bear) and her cubs on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to CPW, the man allegedly shot at the bears because they were killing his chickens outside his home in Trinidad. Two bear cubs were killed, and a third was captured alive by CPW officers. The sow escaped after officers tried to trap her. CPW has now asked neighbors to keep a lookout for her and notify them if she returns. The surviving cub was deemed healthy by CPW officers. He was released into a bear habitat more suitable than a city neighborhood. The 40-pound cub should have lots of variety with crops of acorns and chokecherries. "It should easily survive," said said Mike Brown, CPW Area Wildlife Manager for the region including Trinidad. The man was given a citation, a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $100 to $1,000. “This is a highly unusual situation inside city limits,” Brown said. “Property owners are within their legal rights to defend their livestock if their animals are being attacked by predators, such as bears or lions. However, this individual was shooting a rifle inside city limits and we deemed it an act that endangered human life and property of neighbors.”