Information on Black Bears in New Jersey |
Know the Bear Facts - Black Bears in New Jersey |
Previous DEP Press Releases on Black Bears |
Date |
Subject (Linked to
the Release) |
June 24, 2014 |
DEP Offers Tips on Reducing Conflicts and Encounters with Black Bears in New Jersey (14/P65) |
April 30, 2014 |
DEP Offers Tips to Reduce Conflicts and Encounters with Black Bears During Active Spring Period(14/P35) |
December 9, 2013 |
Annual Bear Hunt Gets under Way in Northern New Jersey (13/P111) |
December 6, 2013 |
Week-long Bear Hunt Begins Monday in North Jersey (13/P110) |
May 8, 2013 |
Christie Administration Offers Tips to Reduce Conflicts and Encounters with Bears During Active Spring Period (13/P49) |
December 3, 2012 |
Week-long Bear Hunting Season Begins Today in Northern New Jersey (12/P151) |
November 28, 2012 |
Christie Administration Black Bear Plan Yields Positive Results; North Jersey Black Bear Population has Decreased and Bear-Human Encounters are on the Decline (12/P150) |
October 15, 2012 |
Fall Activity for Bears Begins; Residents in "Bear Country'' Urged to Secure Trash and Other Residential Food Sources (12/P118) |
April 5, 2012 |
DEP Offers Tips on Reducing Conflicts and Encounters with Bears During Active Spring Period (12/P40) |
December 5, 2011 |
Week-long Bear Hunting Season Begins in Northwestern New Jersey (11/P137) |
December 1, 2011 |
State Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to DEP's Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (11/P135) |
September 19, 2011 |
Residents in North Jersey 'Bear Country' Urged to Secure Trash and Other Residential Food Sources (11/P117) |
June 9, 2011 |
New Film and School Curriculum Teach Residents How to Understand and Co-exist with Black Bears (11/P74) |
April 21, 2011 |
New Jersey's Black Bears Have Emerged from their Winter Dens; DEP Offers Tips on Reducing Conflicts with Bears (11/P55) |
December 6, 2010 |
Week-long Bear Hunting Season Begins in Northwestern New Jersey (10/P140) |
December 3, 2010 |
State Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Bear Hunt (10/P139) |
November 22, 2010 |
DEP Rejects Request to Postpone Bear Hunt (10/P132) |
July 21, 2010 |
Commissioner Martin Approves New Bear Management Policy that Calls for Bear Hunt (10/P72) |
July 13, 2010 |
Statement by Commissioner Bob Martin on Adoption of Black Bear Management Policy (10/P68) |
July 2, 2010 |
Aggressive Bear Captured by Wildlife Officers in West Milford (10/P62) |
May 10, 2010 |
Hearing Set for Proposed Black Bear Management Policy (10/P38) |
May 4, 2010 |
Commissioner Martin Urges Steps to Reduce Chance of Nuisance Encounters as Bears Become More Active (10/P33) |
March 17, 2010 |
DEP Acting Commissioner Approves Proposed
Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (10/P16) |
March 9, 2010 |
Statement of DEP Acting Commissioner on the NJ Fish and Game Council’s Proposed Comprehensive Bear Management Policy (10/P11) |
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