COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (AP) -- Colorado State Patrol troopers say they had trouble removing a dead bear cub because the mother bear refused to leave its side.

Troopers say they were afraid the mother bear would attack after her cub was killed by a car on Monday west of Denver.

According to KKTV-TV, troopers called wildlife officials who stood by until the mother bear left.

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Information from: KKTV-TV 

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