223-Pound Bear Removed From Residential Neighborhood in Nanuet

A bear wandered into a residential neighborhood in Nanuet this morning and had to be removed by state wildlife experts.

Clarkstown police said the bear was spotted on James Drive near Jean Marie Gardens at about 7 a.m. The bear ended up in a tree on a residential property.

Police safeguarded the area until a wildlife expert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation arrived. Police said the bear was tranquilized and safely removed by about 8:30 a.m.

No one was injured.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation said this afternoon that the bear was examined and determined to be a 223-pound male black bear, that is about 4 years old. The bear had tags showing previous contacts with wildlife officials, however, the bear was not considered a nuisance.

The bear was relocated to an undisclosed state-owned site and released into the wild.