apmaurosr
09-19-2008, 07:41 AM
and more.
Ant
The Bear Facts:
There were a total of 437 bear calls from July 21, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares with 185 calls from the same time period in 2007.
There were 50 Category I calls received, 247 Category II calls and 140 Category III calls for the time period July 21, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 12 Category I calls, 101 Category II calls and 72 Category III calls for the same time period in 2007.
There were a total of 1821 calls from January 1, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 1037 calls during the same time period in 2007.
Category breakdown: 169 Category I calls, 1015 Category II calls and 637 Category III calls for the time period January 1, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 75 Category I calls, 543 Category II calls and 419 Category III calls for the same time period in 2007.
On a side note, the Governor responded to a NJN news reporter's question about the increase of bear complaints by stating that the complaints are tied to bears coming in from NY State and PA for the rich food sources found in NJ. I guess the bears have heard of the "Jersey Fresh" marketing campaign and want to see for themselves. To be fair and balanced I will note for everyone that NY State and PA are complaining of bear increases due to bears leaving NJ (maybe the bears are leaving due to NJ's congested landscape.) This is a matter best left for discerning minds.
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/09/bruin-related-1.html (http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/09/bruin-related-1.html)
Bruin-Related Home Invasions Peaking in New Jersey From Outdoor Life's "News Hound"
Are the repeated years of ignoring the recommendations of the state’s wildlife biologists and rejecting proposed bear hunting seasons starting to come back and bite New Jersey’s governor and the Department of Environmental Protection director? Many in the hunting community are beginning to think so, as black bears—virtually unmanaged and with little fear of humans—continue to cause a record number of nuisance incidents in the Garden State.
The Daily Record reported last week that since August, the DEP has recorded 1,372 incidents of damage and nuisance statewide—a record—and the agency expects the report numbers to increase in coming weeks as bears prepare for their winter denning.
Last week, an unusually bold black bear broke through the window and door screens of a Boonton, New Jersey home and helped itself to the contents of a bag of groceries sitting on the kitchen counter. Sgt. Daniel Worts said officers arrived to find groceries, including TV dinner containers, an orange and two small empty milk cartons, strewn across the ground outside the home of a 76-year-old woman.
Darlene Yuhas, a spokeswoman for the DEP, says the agency has recorded 55 previous reports of bears breaking into homes statewide.
“Home entries are among the incidents that we consider to be the most serious,” Yuhas said. “And bears that break into homes, we make an effort to capture them, if possible. They’re euthanized.”
Will the continuing escalation of human/bear-related incidents be enough to persuade the current administration that the need is critical for serious, professional and scientific management of the state’s bear population?
Perhaps. But it’s not likely that bear hunters will be given an opportunity to do their part to control New Jersey’s bruin numbers for at least another year
Ant
The Bear Facts:
There were a total of 437 bear calls from July 21, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares with 185 calls from the same time period in 2007.
There were 50 Category I calls received, 247 Category II calls and 140 Category III calls for the time period July 21, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 12 Category I calls, 101 Category II calls and 72 Category III calls for the same time period in 2007.
There were a total of 1821 calls from January 1, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 1037 calls during the same time period in 2007.
Category breakdown: 169 Category I calls, 1015 Category II calls and 637 Category III calls for the time period January 1, 2008 to August 20, 2008; this compares to 75 Category I calls, 543 Category II calls and 419 Category III calls for the same time period in 2007.
On a side note, the Governor responded to a NJN news reporter's question about the increase of bear complaints by stating that the complaints are tied to bears coming in from NY State and PA for the rich food sources found in NJ. I guess the bears have heard of the "Jersey Fresh" marketing campaign and want to see for themselves. To be fair and balanced I will note for everyone that NY State and PA are complaining of bear increases due to bears leaving NJ (maybe the bears are leaving due to NJ's congested landscape.) This is a matter best left for discerning minds.
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/09/bruin-related-1.html (http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/09/bruin-related-1.html)
Bruin-Related Home Invasions Peaking in New Jersey From Outdoor Life's "News Hound"
Are the repeated years of ignoring the recommendations of the state’s wildlife biologists and rejecting proposed bear hunting seasons starting to come back and bite New Jersey’s governor and the Department of Environmental Protection director? Many in the hunting community are beginning to think so, as black bears—virtually unmanaged and with little fear of humans—continue to cause a record number of nuisance incidents in the Garden State.
The Daily Record reported last week that since August, the DEP has recorded 1,372 incidents of damage and nuisance statewide—a record—and the agency expects the report numbers to increase in coming weeks as bears prepare for their winter denning.
Last week, an unusually bold black bear broke through the window and door screens of a Boonton, New Jersey home and helped itself to the contents of a bag of groceries sitting on the kitchen counter. Sgt. Daniel Worts said officers arrived to find groceries, including TV dinner containers, an orange and two small empty milk cartons, strewn across the ground outside the home of a 76-year-old woman.
Darlene Yuhas, a spokeswoman for the DEP, says the agency has recorded 55 previous reports of bears breaking into homes statewide.
“Home entries are among the incidents that we consider to be the most serious,” Yuhas said. “And bears that break into homes, we make an effort to capture them, if possible. They’re euthanized.”
Will the continuing escalation of human/bear-related incidents be enough to persuade the current administration that the need is critical for serious, professional and scientific management of the state’s bear population?
Perhaps. But it’s not likely that bear hunters will be given an opportunity to do their part to control New Jersey’s bruin numbers for at least another year