New Jersey Advises How to Reduce Encounters with Spring Black Bears

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is providing property owners and outdoors enthusiasts with precautions that should be followed to reduce the potential for encounters with black bears, which are emerging from winter dens and are searching for food and mates. It is also a good time for anyone who spends time outdoors to become familiar with ways to avoid encounters with bears, and how to react when an encounter is unavoidable... READ MORE