May 14, 2008 8:51 am US/Eastern
"Bearzilla" Captured In N.J.
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) ―
Call it "Bearzilla."
State wildlife officials trapped and released a
726-pound male black bear in Passaic
County. The bruin is the
heaviest ever handled in New Jersey.
Fish and Game Council member Len Wolgast tells
The Star-Ledger of Newark
the bear will only get bigger because it only recently left its winter den.
The bear was trapped along with another bruin
after West Milford residents complained that
the animals were getting too close.
Officials tried to condition the bears to fear
humans before releasing them back in the wild. Officials shot rubber buckshot
and firecrackers to scare the bruins.
Information from: The Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com/starledger
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