Black Bear Management
Fish and Wildlife’s overall integrated bear management strategy
includes public education, black bear research and monitoring,
trapping and aversive conditioning, and euthanizing bears that
pose a public safety threat. Nonlethal bear management
strategies are used to reduce the number of human interactions
with bears.
Bear Harvest & Survey Data
View harvest data dating back to 2003.
NJDEP's Fish and Wildlife is responsible for protecting and managing New Jersey's wildlife. In fulfillment of this responsibility,
the agency is studying and managing a growing black bear resource while minimizing interactions with people.