A Boy Scout leader who was pulled into a cave by a bear in northern New Jersey beat off the animal with a rock hammer while the three young Scouts with him called for help.
Wildlife officials say the annual hunt is an important part of their bear management plan and helps control the bruin population while reducing the potential for conflicts with people.
Northwest New Jersey has the highest concentration of black bears within their range and state officials are doing something about it.
Did you know bears love swimming pools? Check out this fun-loving black bear family cool off in a suburban pool.
Officials are warning Spotswood residents to be on the lookout for a coyote after a teenage fisherman said he fought off the animal.
Police have shot and killed a black bear that wandered into the backyard of a central New Jersey home where a yard sale was being staged.
Police are urging residents not to leave small animals or children outside unattended. They also warn residents whose pets are attacked not to touch any saliva left by the coyote. That could transit rabies if the animal has the virus.
Authorities were called to capture the cemetery bear. But they wouldn't tranquilize it because of how far the bear was up in a tree.
Police believe they have captured a coyote that attacked a Norwood resident and they are setting traps for others.
Officials believe the deer slipped under a security fence and landed in the tank at the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority.