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UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. \u2014 Law enforcement officers in New Jersey came to the aid of a young bear discovered stranded in a roadside ditch along a busy interstate highway in the northern part of the state.<\/p>

Officers from the Perryville barracks arrived at the scene just before 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving reports of the animal near mile marker 12.2 on eastbound Interstate 78 in Union Township. Authorities confirmed the cub was alone when they found it.<\/p>

Law enforcement successfully captured the young bear without incident and transported it to their headquarters facility. State Environmental Protection Department personnel later took custody of the animal and are now providing care.<\/p>

Authorities have not determined what led to the cub becoming stranded in the roadside area or the length of time it remained there before being discovered. Information regarding the bear’s health status was not released as of Friday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Jersey State Police officers rescued a lone bear cub that was discovered in a roadside ditch along Interstate 78 in Union Township on Wednesday afternoon. The young animal was safely transported to authorities and later handed over to state environmental officials for care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775242234568.jpg?fit=1000%2C1333&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ccS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51407,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-man-caught-after-breaking-into-bear-dollar-general\/","url_meta":{"origin":46926,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Man Caught After Breaking Into Bear Dollar General","author":"Admin","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A 32-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland resident was taken into custody after allegedly breaking into a Bear area Dollar General early Saturday morning. 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