The large bear pictured here has been spotted during the day on two occasions in the last 3 days. In both cases, he’s been attracted to garbage cans.
A call has been made to the NJ Wildlife Control Unit of the DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife at (908) 735-8793.
A case number has been established: 1407 0216 1851
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If you see the bear again, call the NJ Wildlife Control Unit at the number listed above and follow the prompts. Reference the above case number so that sightings will be tracked together.
For general questions and information you can also call Wildlife Control at (908) 735-6938 (hours 8am-4pm)