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1. Protesters rally for bears at N.J. Fish and Wildlife 'crime scene'
(N.J./State)

... break or lunch, these people carried signs, strung yellow “crime scene” tape with “wanted” posters around pillars and drew chalk outlines of bears on the ground. Near DFW’s entrance, they set up a long ...

2. Protest of N.J. black bear shootings set for Monday
(N.J./State)

... of New Jersey (LOHV-NJ) are sponsoring a protest against the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) at their state headquarters, 501 East State Street, Trenton, on Nov. 14, 2011 from 1:30 p.m. ...

3. Princeton’s beaver-shootings unresolved as fall approaches
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... no permit had been issued to trap the beavers, nor had there been beaver activity in the department’s Division of Fish and Wildlife. The ACO had told a resident he encountered en route that DFW ordered ...

4. any excuse to kill black bears in NJ
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Thank you Pat for that great article and for trying to get the truth out to the public. The NJDEP and NJDFW are mostly hunters setting our beautiful black bears up for another hunt. These "officials" ...

5. Shame on you
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You are on a slippery slope DFW - and losing your reputation as you slide. I can hear your arrogant remarks and imagine your attitude toward all the "bear huggers" out there. Your time will come - man ...

6. Stoke's Bear Cub !
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I think it is horrible that the bear cub in Stokes was killed. I believe that DFW will find any excuse to kill since most of them, if not all, are hunters. This bear did nothing wrong. He/she was attracted ...

7. "Cleared of attacking kids, ‘aggressive’ New Jersey black bear cub still killed
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... to show how the NJ DFW conduct themselves when situations such as this arise. " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals ...

8. Cleared of attacking kids, ‘aggressive’ New Jersey black bear cub still killed
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... like what the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) calls a “Category One Bear,” the most dangerous kind? Despite their shy and non-aggressive nature, New Jersey’s black bears can’t seem to win ...

9. clifton cub
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Yes, this cub should have been tranquilized and relocated by DFW to bear country. It is very disturbing that bears are being relocated out of bear country to stock other counties so that those that hunt ...

10. Beaver shootings by Princeton animal control officer prompt outrage and alleged cover-ups
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... it wasn’t his idea, but there wasn’t anything he could do about it. He said the Division of Fish and Wildlife (under the state DEP) had ordered the killings. However, Lawrence Hajna, a DFW rep, indicated ...

11. Safety tips for dealing with New Jersey's increasing bear population
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in the area north of Route 80 and west of Route 287. For the past 31 years, the DFW has utilized an integrated approach to manage the bear population and address growing conflicts between bears and ...

12. If Gov. Christie wants ‘science’ to end New Jersey bear hunt, it’s (still) there
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to end the bear hunt before Saturday, when it's scheduled to end. More than 260 bears were killed on Monday, the first day. Here is a chance for the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) — if they're now ...

13. New Jersey’s bear hunt is not about public safety
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) for enforcement of non-lethal trash management, NBCNewYork spotted dozens of trash cans Monday morning in Alamuchy, Independence and Liberty Townships that were not 'bear proof' ...

14. Activists against imminent New Jersey bear hunt fighting multi-front battle
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Edward Tavss, who revealed miscalculations and over counts in complaints to DFW about bears. RELATED N.J. bear hunt inching closer despite charges state DFW ‘cooked books' to get approval "I am ...

15. N.J. DEP rejects appeal to postpone black bear hunt
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... hunt inching closer despite charges state DFW ‘cooked books' to get approval http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/nj-bear-hunt-inching-closer-despite-charges-state-dfw-cooked-books-to-get-approval ...

16. N.J. bear hunt inching closer despite charges state DFW ‘cooked books’ to get approval
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... she says. Whether intentionally or through improperly stored garbage, it is illegal to feed bears in New Jersey (NJSA 23:2A-14). And, since 1999 in violation of its statutory mandate (NJSA 23:2-2), DFW ...

17. N.J. Div. of Fish and Wildlife to issue permit to expand commercial hunting site in Sussex County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... hunting ground in Sussex County. In August, appellate Judges Mary Catherine Cuff and Alexander P. Waugh Jr. ruled the DFW "misinterpreted" the law in 2007 when it issued a license for Hudson Farm to ...

18. Court shoots down commercial hunting preserve in Sussex
(N.J./State)

...  The decision is a partial victory for six neighbors in Byram and Andover townships, who contended the DFW never "tried to understand the neighborhood's interest" in noise, property values, safety and ...