Black bears are taking over in the Garden State. What is being done to control the over population?
Archive for October 16th, 2009
Black Bears Take Over Garden State
Posted in black bear overpopulation, tagged balance, bear control, bear encounters, bear overpopulation, bear relocation, bear statistics nj, black bear overpopulation, black bear population, fish and wildlife, Governor Corzine, new jersey bears, NRA, overpopulation on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Need For a Bear Hunt, Now
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bear encounters, bear hunt, bear management, black bear overpopulation, black Bears, Governor Corzine, new jersey bears, overpopulation on October 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Push for a Hunt
With the failure of the present programs, pressure is growing from a number of sources to re-instate the bear hunt. A contingent of legislators, led by state Sens. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon) and Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) and Assembly Members Alison Littell McHose (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon) and Gary Chiusano (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon), are pressuring the governor to reverse the three-year-old policy of attempting to control the bear population with non-lethal means. They cite the high number of bear complaints and the dangers presented when bears become too accustomed to human contact.
