Overview
- Troopers from the Perryville Station responded to I-78 in Union Township on Wednesday after reports of a lone cub in a roadside ditch near milepost 12.2.
- Police say the animal is safe after officers secured it, took it to the barracks, and handed it to the state environmental agency for care.
- As bears leave dens in early spring, NJDEP urges residents to remove outdoor food and lock up trash to keep bears from wandering into neighborhoods.
- State police commonly secure wildlife on busy roads and then transfer animals to NJDEP, which is equipped to care for young or injured bears.
- NJDEP reports bear sightings in all 21 New Jersey counties, with most bears living in the northwest of the state.