Cuteness alert! Baby bear photos will melt your heart

Oh, what a cute little baby bear! (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

We know these are wild animals, but we just can resist saying, “AWWWW, we want to cuddle one!” Now, with that out of the way…here is the story.

What'cha doin'? (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

The Department of Environmental Protection is monitoring the bear population in NJ with help from East Stroudsberg University students and volunteers. These photos were taken in Vernon Township, NJ.

Ear tags will help identify this bear (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

The bear population in NJ has long been a bone of contention between animal rights groups and hunters.

A student at East Stroudsberg University, warms a cub.

A student at East Stroudsberg University, Aja James from Highland Park, NJ warms a cub. (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

The state has opened up bear hunting to reduce the population as we encroach on the bears natural habitat.

Mama Bear getting her transmitting collar put on her neck while she sleeps. (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

Here is a picture of a DEP worker placing a tracking collar on a Mama bear.

DEP volunteer Ernie Meshack, Stanhope, holds one of the black bear cubs that was removed from a den near a Breakneck Road home in Vernon Township Tuesday to be tagged and examined. (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

And finally…

Oh my gosh! Cub cuddles! (Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

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Posted by Lookie Lou & The TPPC.tv Crew on Apr 5 2011. Filed under Smiles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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