See it: Black bear takes nap in Elizabeth, N.J. tree
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has more on what next happened to the animal.
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CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has more on what next happened to the animal.
Some northern New Jersey residents are on high alert after a bear was recently seen causing some damage in several backyards.
Town officials offered advice on how to keep bears from invading residential areas. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
The bear was euthanized after it bit a woman. Witnesses said it had been acting strange before the attack.
The 175-pound black bear eventually had to be put down by local police officers. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
A black bear spotted over the last two days in one Bergen County, New Jersey, town has everyone talking.
Black bear sightings are on the rise in New Jersey. Officials say statewide, there have been nearly 1,300 sightings and complaints so far this year. That's up nearly 30% from last year. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway has video from a close encounter in Bergen County.
Animal rights groups say it is inhumane, but state officials insist it's the best way to avoid bear-human interactions.
The woman was bit and suffered superficial injuries as well as minor puncture wounds.
Gov. Murphy, who previously campaigned against the hunt, said Tuesday there will be rules in place.
"I saw his leg in the bear's mouth and the bear trying to drag him across the lawn," the boy's grandfather said.
People living in Freehold Township, New Jersey, are on the lookout for a hungry bear roaming the neighborhood.
A black bear is heading back to his natural habitat after spending the afternoon stuck up in a tree in the backyard of New Jersey home. CBS2's Ali Bauman has the tale from Haledon in Passaic County.
A black bear was spotted hanging out in a tree in the backyard of a home in New Jersey on Wednesday.
