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<\/p>\nIt was a bear-y eventful morning for police officers in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
The department posted on Facebook Tuesday that a bear was seen roaming around the Lehigh County soccer fields early in the morning.<\/p>\n
Officers coordinated with wildlife officials to “safely and humanely” catch the black bear, load him into a transport trap and relocate the animal to a “much more suitable, wooded habitat far away from our sports complexes,” police said.<\/p>\n
No first responders \u2014 or bears \u2014 were harmed during the capture.<\/p>\n
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Bear captured in South Whitehall Township<\/p>\n
South Whitehall Township Police Department<\/p>\n
There have been a number of bear sightings in residential areas across the Delaware Valley recently. On May 18, a bear was spotted near The College of New Jersey campus in Ewing Township, and last month, a bear was caught on security cameras poking around homes in West Vincent Township<\/a>, Chester County.<\/p>\n The possibility of encountering a bear is rising as more humans move and travel into areas where they live. Black bears typically prefer to avoid people, but will defend themselves if threatened, according to Bearwise.org<\/a>. If you come across a black bear, move away slowly and quietly, but if one approaches you, wildlife experts say to make yourself large and make loud noises while continuing to back away.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n