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PHOTOS: Recent bear sightings in our area

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
An elusive black bear was spotted multiple times in Muhlenberg Township and Bern Township in Berks County.
An elusive black bear was spotted multiple times in Muhlenberg Township and Bern Township in Berks County.
An elusive black bear was spotted multiple times in Muhlenberg Township and Bern Township in Berks County.
Photos were taken of a bear in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on Tuesday, June 17th.
Photos were taken of a bear in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on Tuesday, June 17th.
Photos were taken of a bear in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on Tuesday, June 17th.
Action News viewer Margo Fedor snapped this photo of a black bear wandering in a yard in Evesham Township, New Jersey on Saturday, June 14, 2014.
Action News viewer Margo Fedor snapped this photo of a black bear wandering in a yard in Evesham Township, New Jersey on Saturday, June 14, 2014.
Police in Waterford, Camden County cautioned residents after a black bear was spotted in the area on Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Police in Waterford, Camden County cautioned residents after a black bear was spotted in the area on Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Winslow Township Police say they received two reports of bear sightings in the area on Wednesday, June 11, 2014.
Action News' viewer Nicole Owens spotted this black bear roaming in Telford, Bucks County.
Bear spotted in Horsham, Pa.
A black bear was captured on Thursday, May 29th on the 2400 block of Catasauqua Road in Bethlehem. Officers chased the bear up a tree where it was tranquilized.
Police say a bear was sighted climbing a fence into the Bucks Meadow Apartment Complex in Bensalem, Pa. on May 25, 2014.
Police say a bear was sighted climbing a fence into the Bucks Meadow Apartment Complex in Bensalem, Pa. on May 25, 2014.
Police say a bear was sighted climbing a fence into the Bucks Meadow Apartment Complex in Bensalem, Pa. on May 25, 2014.
Police say a bear was sighted climbing a fence into the Bucks Meadow Apartment Complex in Bensalem, Pa. on May 25, 2014.
Authorities captured a black bear in the Rydal section of Abington Township on May 14th.
The opening of a school in Phillipsburg, New Jersey was delayed by 90 minutes on May 9th because of a bear in a tree.
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An elusive black bear was spotted multiple times in Muhlenberg Township and Bern Township in Berks County.
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