Englishtown pd wants to give the bear a ticket...lol

im in a heavy wooded area :0

Englishtown police doing what they should do. Chase the bear into Manalapan and let the situation be handled by a professional police department.

UNREAL. HU !!!

Are u a professional to post such a stupid
Comment?

lmfao

Stay safe, be informed and understand that in our area this is "bear country"
http://usparks.about.com/od/backcountry/a/Bear-Safety.htm

I have three young children and my property is heavily wooded. Last year they transported a bear far away from Manalapan and it was in the same area of Manalapan from what I recall?? I am not happy with their current approach and don't feel safe.

we (humans) invaded their space. need I say more.

Agreed Maria. I feel bad, the poor thing is more scared of us! I just hope they don't hurt him and send him to a zoo or something.

That bear went through my grandmothers farm.

As an Englishtown resident, I wish there was an emergency response(reverse 911) notifying all residents as the board of education notifies all families when schools are closed due to weather, etc.The only reason I knew about the bear was I drove past Town Hall and saw a sign. I went around my development notifying my neighbors and as I saw some people fishing I stopped to notify them as well - I try to do the neighborly thing.

What an idea, reverse 911 for wildlife sightings? For one the notification system would be going off daily for any critter deemed dangerous to humans. Just how did humans survive in this area so long with out becoming a feast for some animal? I can't preach enough, I posted a very good link above from the forest service. Know your environment and what the wildlife are really like. Black bear are NOT known to be aggressive for no reason, and MOST of the time avoid people.

I've been down Iron Ore Road and I can tell you it gets real hilly before route 33. It's only natural if bears live in those hills.

Cheryl S. I can certainly respect your opinion about wildlife in general. I have lived in Englishtown for 16 years and this is the first time I have personally heard about a bear sighting.I live in a small boro and I just appreciate communication. I am very hopeful that no one in my boro or Manalapan or any citizens in our state are ever injured or worse due to not being aware of impending danger I also want to thank the Manalapan Patch for always being on top of important local news.

Lori, I have lived on 522 for 35 years and have had hear tracks in my backyard multiples time a year since I first moved in. To think we don't have bears, coyotes, fox, poisonous snakes, etc is absurd. This was a heavily wooded area prior to the McMansions popping up and ruining their habitat. This isn't Staten Island or the city, this is a rural area turned into developments. The critters that were here before and still here now.

Hide your pic-a-nic baskets.

Lions tigers and bears oh my

Maybe the bears can get rid of the deer.

Planning a day for fishing and swimming, just like the old days.

The bear's river and lake access is blocked!

BTW - Wicked shot of the bear.

OMG. You people are idiots!

Seriously! You women are contributing to the stereo type that stay at home yentas are retards! Thank the man in the sky for the bear hunts!

I live in Manalapan as well and are backed up to Monmouth Battlefield State Park. I cannot believe some of my residents. Really? A bear was spotted, So What! Try living in north Jersey and see how often you run across bears. When was the last time you read about an NJ black bear EVER attacking anyone, EVER? Yes they can be nuisances when they go through garbage looking for food and that is why Home Depot's sell bear proof garbage cans. They just want to be left alone and they do not bother people "unprovoked." I agree with some above here: if you are so afraid of wildlife, what did you come out here from NY in the first place?