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Rescued week-old bear cubs get second chance at Pittstown Refuge

An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, photo of one of the two surviving week-old black bear cubs that were taken to the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, photo of one of the two surviving week-old black bear cubs that were taken to the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
An off-duty Dover police officer was compelled to shoot a bear that bit him while he was hunting for deer in Allamuchy State Park, two of the surviving cubs were taken to Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Hunterdon County. January 16, 2015. Pittstown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.
Bob Karp/Staff Photographer