The management plan also advocates expansion of the proactive work begun in 1995 in Worthington State Forest to encourage campgrounds and private communities to install bear proof dumpsters. It also recommends seminars for beekeepers on protecting their beeyards. The proposed amendment would allow a landowner experiencing very specific types of significant damage to kill the offending bear. The plan combines many of the above strategies with an overall proposal to reduce and control the number of black bears in the state. Following is a list of the public meetings scheduled.
Registration is required.
Burlington County College - Parker Center Rt. The 120-page 1997 New Jersey BIack Bear Management Plan will be available for review at county libraries and Division offices statewide on or about September 15.