photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook pages
May 1,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, For the second day in a row, a black bear first spotted in Paramus ,then today in Ridgewood wandered around a neighborhood in New Jersey and has been tranquilized by animal control crews.
The black bear reported to be 148-pound male , was the same seen Monday in Paramus, who eluded the Paramus Police .
The wandering black bear was captured in the rear of 15 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood on Tuesday afternoon, 05/01. The male bear is believed to be the same one that was spotted in nearby Paramus on Monday, 04/30. Ridgewood Police, Fire Department, and Emergency Services personnel assisted representatives from Tyco Animal Control Services and the NJDEP Fish & Wildlife Division during the incident.
No injuries were reported to the bear, or any humans who assisted in his capture. Traffic on East Ridgewood Avenue and Circle Avenue was detoured while emergency responders worked. A K9 unit from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office also provided assistance at the scene.
Like Monday the bear climbed up into a tree, where he was tranquilized by Tyco Animal Control Services. It jumped onto a garage roof and then ran up another tree and was tranquilized a second time. Mayor Knudsen was on the scene filling in live on Facebook as events unfolded. The Mayor thanked Carol, Dawn Jowett Cetrulo, Chief Luthcke, the amazing Ridgewood Police Department, Fire Department, Tyco Animal Control, and everyone else who helped bring this little bear to safety! Special thanks to Alexa Topolski for hosting!
(this photo courtesy of Mayor Susan Knudsen)
The bear will eventually be taken to a wildlife management area in Passaic County.
Police are urging everyone to use caution and say that if you see the bear, you should not approach it. Instead, call 911.
In a Facebook post, Paramus police said they expect to be seeing more bears.
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