Bear incident shutters park in West Milford and postpones Thunder in the Highlands event until July 9

July 02, 2010
KARA ROMANSKI
NorthJersey.com

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Bear incident shutters park in West Milford and postpones Thunder in the Highlands event until July 9

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The search continues for an aggressive black bear in the former Jungle Habitat woodlands. According to state officials, a female black bear attacked a hiker and his dog as they walked along one of the off-road bicycle trails last Thursday around 9:30 a.m. Consequently, the state-owned park has been temporarily closed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

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