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Fairfield, CT
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Bear Struck, Killed On Merritt Parkway
Another black bear has been struck and killed by a vehicle, this time on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich.Greenwich Police confirmed they had received a call regarding the bear on the side of the roadway near Exit 31 and referred the matter to state police. The bear was apparently struck Friday evening, with calls to authorities beginning on Saturday. Last week, a bear was hit and killed by a vehicle on I-84 in Newtown. There were minor injuries during that incident. According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, it's not uncommon for black bears to be along the…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Grin And Bear It: Cub Caught In New Milford
Bergen County's great bear roundup moved east Saturday when a furry little forager was found in New Milford. Police called to Congress Street found the 6-month-old, 125-pound black bear in a nearby yard on East Woodland Road. NJ Fish and Wildlife tranquilized and tagged the little fella for release onto state land in Morris County. The agency recently has bagged bears in Englewood, Teaneck, Mahwah, Northvale and Waldwick.
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Two New Black Bear Sightings Reported In Northern Westchester
A pair of black bear sightings were reported Saturday in Northern Westchester. The sightings occurred near the areas of Turkey Mountain at Route 118 and Route 129 and Pines Bridge and Syska roads, Yorktown Police said. According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, New York's black bear population is expanding, causing more bear-human interactions. Black bear populations are largely concentrated in upstate New York but there are smaller populations elsewhere, including the Hudson Valley, according to the DEC. While black bears are omnivores and largely consume grasses, b…
Ridgewood, NJ
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Slow News Day: Bear-Tailing Reporters Flock To Ridgewood
UPDATE (3 p.m.): A fugitive black bear who gave authorities the slip in Paramus a day earlier was brought down safely from a Ridgewood tree Tuesday afternoon. ****** RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- What began as a blow-by-blow bear hunt exploded Tuesday when a young black bear who gave authorities the slip in Paramus on Monday climbed another tree -- this time in Ridgewood -- and reporters came running. Village police cordoned off an area around a Circle Avenue home during the standoff while Carol Tyler, the president of Tyco Animal Control Services, conducted an impromptu news conference across the st…
