Wildlife officials hoping to capture bear that killed goat

BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. – State environmental officials say a black bear that killed a goat at a New Jersey home will be euthanized if it’s captured.

The Blairstown homeowner tells The New Jersey Herald that she heard noises coming from her outdoor, fenced-in pen where the goat and other animals were kept around 8:30 p.m. Monday. She then saw the bear — which she estimated to be around 300 pounds (136 kilograms) — attacking her goat.

The bear ran off when the homeowner approached the pen. But it had punctured the goat’s lungs, attacked both sides of its body and left a large bite across its spine.

Three miniature horses and another goat in the pen apparently were not attacked.

Officials have set up a trap at the home to catch the bear.

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Information from: The New Jersey Herald (Newton, N.J.), http://www.njherald.com