Search on for 2-year-old bears that escaped enclosure in New York

Friday, April 5, 2019

Residents in Northeastern New York are being warned to keep an eye out for two escaped bears.

WILMINGTON, New York (WABC) -- Residents in northeastern New York are being warned to keep an eye out for two escaped bears.

The 2-year-old ambassador black bears -- one brown and one black -- got out of their enclosure at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge earlier this week.

The refuge co-founder believes the bears are within a 3-miles radius of their home and will be drawn back by the familiar howl of wolves.

The refuge said they have had the bears since they were 1 month old and they are harmless, but residents are urged not to approach or feed them.

The state's department of environmental conservation is aiding in the search.

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