Police officers in southern China rescued an Asian black bear caught in a hunting trap.

The video, filmed in the city of Bazhong in Sichuan Province on October 28, shows a black bear struggling to free its front paw from a hunting set in a forest.

In another clip, shot on October 30, an animal anesthesiologist arrived to narcotise the black bear first before removing the hunting set from its paw and treating the wounds.

According to reports, the 32.5 kilogram and 77-centimetre-long black bear is protected by China's National Protection Wildlife Law. Since it was not injured seriously, rescuers released it back to nature after it was revived.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月28日11时，四川巴中通江县公安局接到群众报警，通江县松溪乡石岗坪村山林内有一只黑熊被套住，请求处置。接警后，通江县公安局立即抽调森警大队、巡特警大队、洪口派出所民警成立处置组，会同县林业局野生动物保护站前往现场救助。
黑熊被困现场位于通江县松溪乡石岗坪村5社小地名椿樟树山林，距村主干道3.5公里，需步行一个多小时，2020年10月28日16时，救援组到达现场，发现一只黑熊左前爪被猎套套在树下，除左前爪外，头、四肢可以移动。
因野生黑熊生性凶猛，被困后更加急躁，救援人员无法靠近，为保障安全，处置组决定麻醉后救助，但需要动物麻醉专家专门配置麻醉剂，处置组立即上报情况请求支援。为确保当地居民和黑熊安全，处置组以黑熊被困点为中心，在周围道路设置警示带，派专人值守，封锁现场。

经两天两夜坚守，2020年10月30日上午10时，成都市动物园派遣的动物麻醉专家到达现场，成功对被困黑熊实施麻醉。处置组立即解除猎套，对黑熊的左前爪表皮撕裂伤实施了消毒、消炎、上药等救治措施。经认定，该黑熊为幼年亚洲黑熊，国家二级保护动物，体重65斤，体长77公分，伤势较轻，符合放生条件。待黑熊苏醒后，处置组现场实施了放生。

针对黑熊被困事件原因，通江县公安局正在进一步调查之中。（视频由四川台提供）