'Bearly' hanging on: Wildlife officials attempt to free bear stuck in a tree in NJ

Monday, May 18, 2020
MILLBURN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Wildlife officials attempted to free a bear stuck in a tree in New Jersey early Monday afternoon.

NewsCopter 7 was over the scene in a residential area of Millburn, where the adult bear could be seen stuck in a tree.
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The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and local police were monitoring the situation at the time.

A spokesman said the bear was too high up to tranquilize, so a trap was set up beneath the tree.
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If trapped, the bear would be relocated.

Or, the spokesman said, the bear could just come down on its own and wander back off into the woods.

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