Bear Visits Turtle Back Zoo, Prompting Evacuation & Shelter in Place

New Jersey zoo closes for the day due to gate-crashing black bear

A black bear wandered onto the grounds of a zoo in New Jersey on Monday, leading wary zoo officials to close the facility for the day.

Turtle Back Zoo evacuated after black bear spotted wandering inside

Essex County was notified Monday morning of a black bear that would later force the county zoo to close.A black bear was spotted in the county’s South Mountain Reservation in the morning.

Turtle Back Zoo Reopens After Black Bear Wanders Onto Grounds

Zoo veterinarians and zookeepers searched the facility Tuesday morning and determined the bear had left the area, according to county spokesperson Anthony Puglisi. The zoo resumed normal operations. The post Turtle Back Zoo Reopens After Black Bear Wanders Onto Grounds appeared first on Montclair Local.

Bear Visits Turtle Back Zoo, Prompting Evacuation & Shelter in Place

From the Office of the Essex County Executive: Today [June 22], we had a siting of a black bear in Essex County South Mountain Reservation, and the bear ultimately found its way into Turtle Back Zoo. In an abundance of caution, the zoo was closed and zoo employees and visitors were ordered to shelter in place in buildings inside the zoo. At no time did the bear come in contact with any humans, and everyone was safely evacuated from the zoo with …