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Upper Saddle River NJ, the following message is an important public safety message from the Upper Saddle River Police: There was a small bear sighted on the North/West side of town. The bear was not seen to be acting aggressively. This is not uncommon for this area to see bears in the wild. Please use caution if you come across the bear, and if you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
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North Haldon NJ, Please be advised, we have been receiving reports of bear sightings in the area of Squaw Brook Road and Saw Mill Road. The bear was last seen toward Squaw Brook Road and High Mountain Road. Please use caution.
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Franklin Lakes NJ, According to Franklin Lakes Police, a sedan struck and killed a small black bear on Route 208, hitting the bear between Ewing and Summit avenues in Franklin Lakes around 11 p.m. Friday.
In September of 2021 Governor Murphy reiterated “There will be no bear hunt this year. Period. I can say that definitively,” The state, he said, “is committed to nonlethal, humane but smart and safe means to control the population.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report a Bear sighting .”Yogi Bear always claimed that he was smarter than the average bear, but the average bear appears to be smarter than once thought”, Psychologists Jennifer Vonk of Oakland University and Michael J.
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Twp of Washington NJ, over the last several days Twp of Washington Police have reported bear sightings in the area of Washington Avenue and Jackson Avenue .
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Wyckoff NJ, on Sunday Wyckoff had a visitor and it was best to avoid the intersection of Franklin and Wyckoff Avenue. Driving was so bad a small black bear climbed a utility pole at the intersection . No injuries reported .
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Twp of Washington NJ, Washington Township Police report another bear sighting not far from the Glen School area of Ridgewood : Please be advised a Black Bear was spotted roaming on Howard Street earlier this morning. He was most recently spotted strolling down Ridgewood Road, just east of Westwood High School.
Continue reading Another Bear Sighting in Twp. of Washington Near Westwood High School
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Ridgewood Police: A black bear has been spotted on the east side of town this morning. Bears live in our area and will leave the woods in search of food. If seen, make yourself known with loud noises and do not corner it /make sure it has an escape route. Black bear attacks are very rare but if you see one acting aggressively, give us a call.
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, according to the Ho-Ho-Kus Police yesterday at 532pm , a bear was still in the area, now seen on Racetrack Road. NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife has been contacted and provided same advice.
Do not approach. Leave it alone. Keep kids and pets out of the area. Bring any bird feeders inside.
Continue reading UPDATE: Bear Sighting in Ho-Ho-Kus
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Upper Saddle River NJ, Upper Saddle River Police issue an important public safety message: There was a bear sighted on the east side of town. The bear was not seen to be acting aggressively. This is not uncommon for this area to see bears in the wild. Please use caution if you come across the bear, and if you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
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Twp of Washington NJ,BEAR SIGHTING YESTERDAY MORNING NEAR GEORGE SCHOOL ! Please do not approach if you see him, the police are aware, and animal control has been alerted. George School is located on Palm St, Township of Washington, NJ 07676.
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Twp of Washington NJ, the Washington Township Police Department is reporting a black bear has been sighted in Washington Township in the vicinity of Van Emburgh Avenue. Be alert and exercise caution if you leave your residence. (Not actual picture of the bear!)
Bear sightings are also being reported by residents of the Salem Ridge neighborhood, in Ridgewood , please use caution as a black bear is reported to be wandering areas near the Paramus and Washington Township borders.
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Waldwick NJ, Bear on Mackay ave , Security system RING recorded footage from last night, 12:30 am at the end of Mackay Avenue near the dead end.
NJ Hiker Takes Chilling Last Photos That Show What Ended Up Killing Him
IN ANIMALS, NEWS / BY SEAN BROWN / ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014 AT 6:09 PM
A New Jersey man met an untimely fate while hiking through Apshawa Preserve on September 21, and just before his demise, he snapped photos of the killer with his cell phone.
According to the New York Daily News, Rutgers University Student Darsh Patel was out on a hike through the West Milford nature preserve with four friends when he was fatally mauled by a 300-pound black bear. His cell phone was recovered after the attack, and along with having bite marks of its own, it had pictures of the ferocious creature on it as well.
Patel’s group had encountered a man and a woman who were leaving the preserve and warned them that there was a bear roaming the area and advised them to stay out, according to authorities. However, they failed to heed the couple’s warning, and they first came across the bear from about 100 feet away as Patel snapped his photos, but little did they realize it was stalking them.
As the bear approached, the group turned around and walked away, but the bear followed. It closed in on a distance of about 15 feet before the members of the group split up and ran in different directions, but only four were able to escape to call 911.
Unfortunately, it was too late. When the group last saw Patel, he was climbing a rock with the bear giving chase. They said Patel screamed for them to keep going.
When officers arrived at the scene, the bear was circling Patel’s body before they shot and killed it. Human remains were found in the stomach of the bear and in its esophagus, according to NJ.com. They also found human blood and tissue under its claws.
https://madworldnews.com/hiker-last-photos-killing/
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Hikers warned not to walk in direction of bear before deadly West Milford attack
OCTOBER 8, 2014, 5:14 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014, 7:26 PM
BY MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
WEST MILFORD — Shortly before a hiker was killed by a black bear in Apshawa Preserve, he and four companions had been warned by an oncoming couple that the bear had been shadowing them and the hikers should not proceed in that direction, township police said Wednesday.
The five friends, all young men from Edison, discussed the warning but continued on the trail and came upon the bear, police said in a news release Wednesday. In the events that followed, one of the hikers was killed by the animal, authorities have said.
The latest account released by police is the first narrative of the moments leading up to the attack since the Sept. 21 death of Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old Rutgers student. The state Department of Environmental Protection says it’s the state’s first recorded fatality in a bear attack in more than 150 years.
Police Chief Tim Storbeck had previously said the hikers didn’t taunt the bear, but had not provided more detail.
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