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Police officer finds bear cub: When he received the call, he thought it was a joke, and then he discovered the sad background of this story
An unusual call came to the New Jersey State Police on Wednesday, and it soon turned out that the alarm was not an April Fools' joke, but a serious situation.
TL;DR
- A bear cub was found alone in a ditch near a busy road in Union Township.
- A police officer pursued and caught the cub, which appeared very young.
- It was discovered that the cub's mother had been found dead on the same road a few days prior.
- Wildlife officials believe the cub will be adopted by a mother bear with two cubs of a similar age.