Newly elected New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy made a promise during his campaign, that if elected he would place a moratorium on the controversial hunt. More than 4,000 bears have been killed since the state resumed the hunt in 2003. We all need to hold him to his word!
Governor Christie, a Republican, reinstated the bear hunt in 2010 after it had been blocked for four years under Corzine, a Democrat. He supported the hunt’s expansion in 2016 from December to a second, six-day season in October, with an additional four days at the end allowed last December.
In 2015, an Open Public Comments Act request revealed that over 92% of public comments opposed the State’s revised Comprehensive Black Bear Management Plan. The public clearly opposed the plan to not just continue hunting bears, but to add an extra season in October, broaden the methods of take to include bow-hunting, and expand the number of Bear Management Zones in which hunting will occur.
Feeding bears, whether by accident or on purpose, is contributing to the recent spate of bear sightings in residential neighborhoods. Requiring the use of bear-resistant trash containers is the way to go rather than allowing a horror show to take place at the hands of bloodthirsty psychopaths. How does this look and what does it teach the children in the state of New Jersey or elsewhere? What about money from tourism? People from other countries and states have also become aware of what the Garden State has done to their wildlife and will want to go elsewhere to spend their money. So besides being an abhorrent thing to do a keystone species—-these are just a couple of things we can point out to the Governor.
The N.J black bear hunt is scheduled to take place on October 8th so it’s best to call his office. HE NEEDS TO CANCEL THE HUNT!
Call Governor Phil Murphy ASAP! Phone: 609-292-6000
Please sign these two petitions as well. Thank you
https://www.change.org/p/governor-phil-murphy-please-keep-your-promise-and-stop-the-nj-bear-hunt
Trophy hunters have been bragging on social media that they have been collecting Dunkin Donuts discarded in dumpsters and using them to bait bears!
https://www.change.org/p/dunkin-stop-supporting-bear-baiting
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Please save them sir
Please Join Us to do just that.
If you are not hungry for bear and willing to raise it’s young do not kill it.
Protect the bears!