PARAMUS, N.J. -- Animal control workers are using noisemakers to try to wake a sleeping black bear and chase it out of a tree near a New Jersey home.
Animal control officer Carol Tyler tells NorthJersey.com the young bear likely was attracted by the smell of food in Paramus on Monday.
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Tyler says the bear could be shot with a tranquilizer dart if it moves lower down and be caught with a net to break its fall. She says the 200-pound (90-kilogram) bear likely will be taken to a remote area and freed.
Live video footage shows the bear dozing on a branch, waking up and then falling back to sleep again.
Police earlier tweeted a warning to stay clear of the bear and to call 911 if it was sighted.
The Department of Environmental Protection says it's monitoring the situation.
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