The NJ Fish and Game Council plans to revise the state’s bear management policy to include having bear hunts on both private and state land for the next 7 years.
According to their press release, the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club understands that hunting is necessary at times to balance the ecosystem, however, without an actual bear management plan that deals with the protection of habitats, garbage management, enforcement, and educating people in bear country, the NJ hunt is meaningless.
The state must consider a non-lethal and public education-focused management plan, rather than continue with the easy way out by reopening the violent and outdated hunt.
The upcoming public hearing on January 18th and the comment period before February 3rd, allows you to make your voice heard on this important issue in the backyards of many New Jerseyans.
Submit Comments at https://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/comments/
PUBLIC MEETING
What: CBBMP and Game Code Amendments Public Hearing. The New Jersey Fish and Game Council is proposing the 2022 New Jersey Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) and amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:25-5, the New Jersey State Game Code. Changes are proposed to the section of the Game Code regulating the hunting of black bears. They would prohibit the harvest of bears less than 75 lbs. live weight as well as adult bears accompanying these young bears and prohibit the hunting of bears within 300 feet of a baited area. Read a copy of the proposal here.
When: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 1:00 to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Where: NJ State Museum Auditorium, 205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625
1 comment:
Stop the bear hunt!!! Instead. Educate the public on how to cohesively live with wild life. We have to accept responsibility to do our part. Killing is not the answer!!
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