A Millville woman has been charged after she was caught on camera climbing into the enclosure at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

BRIDGETON, New Jersey — A New Jersey woman has been charged with trespassing after she was accused of illegally climbing into a zoo enclosure last week.

Zyair J. Dennis, 24, of Millville, is charged with defiant trespassing. She is also accused of violating two city ordinances prohibiting people from climbing the zoo’s fences, which is clearly stated on signs outside the enclosure.

Police say she jumped a fence and entered a restricted area adjacent to the tiger and bear enclosures at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton on Aug. 18.

After Dennis climbed through the wooden fence housing two 500-pound Bengal tigers, police say she began to “lure” one of the tigers by putting her hand through the wire.

Last week, Bridgeton police released a video of a woman they claim is Dennis. In the video, the woman is seen nearly getting bitten by one of the big cats.

“That pacing behavior that he did is kind of like a stepping motion. You can also see his tail moving and it’s an agitated behavior,” said pet sitter Avery Menear, describing 7-year-old Mahesha’s behavior. “As soon as she turned around, on the video, you can see her paw go up, and then she reached out to him, those are all predatory behaviors that he displayed.”

Police said they also received a similar video depicting the same scenario in the bear enclosure on the same day and involving the same person.

Frequent visitors to Bridgeton’s hidden zoo were visibly upset after watching the video.

“I don’t know what people think,” said Sharon Simpkins of Salem County, New Jersey. “They’re here for our exhibit and people shouldn’t try to do something like this, it’s crazy.”

“I find it mind-boggling that someone could make such a selfish choice,” said Sherri Riddle of Bridgeton, New Jersey.

According to the police, this practice was not only inappropriate but also dangerous.

Bridgeton Police Chief Michael Gaimari Sr. said videos and photos posted by the police department generated instant responses on the department’s BPD.TIPS tab that led directly to Dennis’ identification.

Dennis is scheduled to appear in Bridgeton Municipal Court on a date yet to be determined.