A 28-year-old Trinidad man was cited with careless discharge of a firearm after fatally shooting two bear cubs last week, CPW officials said.

Wildlife officials say property owners can legally kill predators attacking their livestock but careless discharge of a firearm is a crime

A bear cub was released after a man shot at a family of bears, killing two, in Trinidad.

On Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a man was cited after shooting at a female bear and its’ three cubs. CPW said the bears were killing a man’s chickens in Trinidad, so the man took out a firearm and shot at the family of bears,