WILMINGTON (Dec. 6, 2019) – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has re-opened Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, which was closed Dec. 5 due to the sighting of a black bear in the park presumed to be a bear that has been reported moving around northern New Castle County this week.
After the park’s temporary closure, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, with the assistance of Delaware State Police’s aviation unit, conducted aerial searches of the Alapocas Run State Park and surrounding areas using infrared FLIR heat detecting technology but did not place the bear. Fish & Wildlife and State Parks Natural Resources Police officers also placed trail cameras overnight and conducted extensive patrols by foot throughout the Park.
DNREC Natural Resources Police advise that visitors to Alapocas Run State Park should still keep an eye out for the bear seen this week in the North Wilmington area and call Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police 24-hour dispatch line at
800-523-3336
.