New Jersey's controversial week-long black bear hunt began Monday. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection say the regulated hunt is necessary.
SUSSEX COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey's controversial week-long black bear hunt began Monday. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection say the regulated hunt is necessary to control the state's growing bear population. While black bear sightings have been confirmed statewide, the DEP says the best environment for bear habitats is primarily in Sussex, Passaic, Warren and Morris counties.
Pet interacts with bears, human tries to intervene,' NJDEP Fish & Wildlife Assistant Commissioner David Golden said. 'Then they find themselves where they're now interacting with the bear.'Animal rights group call the hunt inhumane. 'It's a recreational trophy hunt for rugs, wall mounts, foot stools - that's all it is,' Doreen Frega of the Animal Protection League of New Jersey said. She wants residents to be 'bear smart.
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