WNJ Bear Hunt Central: Day One recap


Mike Madonia, senior black bear biologist with New Jersey Fish and wildlife carries a bear with hunter Joe Bartnicki of Hackettstown with his 125-pound bear as bears are checked in by the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife at the Pequest Fish Hatchery in Oxford on the first day of the the New Jersey bear hunt.
Photo credit: NJ.com

"This is a trophy hunt. This is not about controlling the population. I want to show people that these animals...are being murdered." said one protester to the Express-Times. 

"This isn't a trophy hunt. It is a management hunt," countered Lawrence Herrighty of N.J. Fish & Wildlife to the Daily Record. 

After the first day of the 2010 New Jersey bear hunt was complete, 264 black bears were taken by hunters. Following is a selection of links to videos, stories, and photo spreads detailing the hunt, the protests, websites for both sides of the controversy, and the arrest of a bear activist:

Photo Recap from NJ.com:


Second bear-protesting arrest for man: 

ABC News Video:

Fox News Video: 
AOL News:

NBC News: Hunt underway


Essay in rebuttal: 

Here's the state bear hunt website, which includes a number of helpful links: 

Here's the website for bear advocates: http://www.savenjbears.com/home.html

Here's a pro-bear website:http://njbearhunt.com/
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/7/2010 11:15 AM
Categories: Bears
Tags: black bear hunting hunting new jersey black bear new jersey fish and wildlife pequest fish hatchery trophy hunt new jersey bear hunt
 

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