Overview
- The bear family, which emerged Tuesday after months in a crawl space under a home in Oakland, New Jersey, drew a Fish & Wildlife rescue when a cub got stuck.
- NJDEP Fish & Wildlife said the sow is moving her cubs and urged neighbors to secure trash and other food sources that draw bears to homes.
- Officials advised the homeowners to board up the crawl space under the porch to block the animals from denning there again.
- Neighbors said the bears raided trash and chewed the home's air‑conditioning wires, causing damage that led the owners to call authorities.
- Officials warned that hazing or tranquilizing the mother risks separating her from the cubs, so they favor low‑stress steps and noted the bears could return later or in the fall.