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  • 'Bearzilla' weighs in at hefty 726 pounds [northern N.J. black bear]

    05/15/2008 6:28:30 AM PDT · by NewJerseyJoe · 34 replies · 15+ views
    Star-Ledger ^ | 5/14/2008 | Brian T. Murray, Star-Ledger Staff
    "Bearzilla" is real and living somewhere in West Milford. A 726-pound male black bear, the heaviest ever handled by New Jersey wildlife officials, was captured over the weekend in the northern Passaic County township. It was treated for a nose injury, marked with identifying tags and set free. "That is just its spring weight. It only recently left a winter den ... Wait until it feeds all summer to fatten up for denning this fall. It could get over 900 pounds," said Len Wolgast, a member of the state Fish and Game Council and former wildlife biology professor. The bear...