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>>Subject: The bears need you on July 24th >> >>THE BEARS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! >> >>A critical meeting has been set up by the DEP and your >>attendance on behalf >>of the bears is VITAL! >> >>The new DEP commissioner has not expressed any >>pro-bear sentiment and it >>looks like 2003 will be the year F&W again tries to >>institute a bear hunt. >> >>The DEP is gathering public opinion about NJ black >>bears and we need to show >>them that support for the bears is as strong as it was >>in 2000 and the >>majority of NJ residents DO NOT WANT A BEAR HUNT! >> >>1) TO SAVE BEARS, YOUR ATTENDANCE IS REQUESTED: >>Public Forum >>Sponsored by the DEP and the New Jersey Division of >>Fish & Wildlife >>Wednesday, July 24, 2002 >>Vernon High School >>Route 565, Vernon, NJ >>7PM - 9PM >> >>2) In advance of this meeting, PLEASE CALL, FAX and >>WRITE Bradley Campbell's >>office to show your support for the bears: >> >>Bradley M. Campbell >>DEP, Commissioner >>401 E. State Street >>7th Floor, East Wing >>PO Box 402 >>Trenton, NJ 08625-0402 >>Phone: 609-292-2885 >>Fax: 609-292-7695 >> >>FACTS: >>*Bears have never killed anyone in the recorded >>history of NJ. >>*Garbage may attract certain bears, but it does not >>kill bears, F&W is >>killing bears. Most people will not change their >>behavior. F&W knows this and >>they are capitalizing on it. If bears are coming >>closer to homes, we can >>teach people how to co-exist with them peacefully. >>*The BEAR Group's Black Bear Hotline is ringing off >>the hook from people >>wanting information on how to live with bears and who >>are concerned if they >>call F&W, the bears will be killed. >>*Based upon scientific data, the bears are still >>recovering from extirpation >>by hunting before 1970. Due to their slow reproductive >>rates, it has taken >>over 30 years for the species to rebound. Now, the >>hunting industry wants to >>decimate the population again. >>*We need to remind our state government that support >>for black bears is still >>as strong as it was in 2000! The DEP has indicated >>that we would have to >>organize overwhelmingly public support (yes, again) to >>stop a bear hunt. >>*If you are thinking about NOT going to this meeting >>please reconsider. The >>NRA, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and every state >>hunting group has put out >>alerts to their members to attend this meeting. See >>alerts below. >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>OPPOSITION ALERTS >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Sportsmen Alert! >> >>Increasing Bear Population Spurs Meeting about Safety >>and the Future of Black >>Bears in New Jersey >> >>The dramatically increasing black bear population in >>New Jersey has created >>an environment in which the safety of the citizens >>could become an issue. >>These circumstances have made the Department of >>Environmental Protection >>(DEP) consider its options for dealing with black >>bears, especially since its >>budget has been cut due to falling tax revenues. >> >>The DEP and the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife >>have scheduled a >>public forum in Vernon on Wednesday, July 24th. It >>will be held at the Vernon >>High School off of Route 565 from 7 PM to 9 PM. The >>DEP Commissioner Bradley >>M. Campbell will be in attendance. He will be >>available to answer questions >>and speak to the public about the increasing bear >>population in New Jersey. >>The Division will begin the meeting with a >>presentation of the history and >>future of the black bear in the state. >> >>Sportsmen should attend the meeting. It is a great >>opportunity to demonstrate >>the support and value of a bear hunt as a wildlife >>management tool. Don’t let >>the anti’s drown out effective wildlife management >>and conservation with >>their emotional rhetoric. >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>This was sent out by the NRA (National Rifle >>Association)... >> >>On Wednesday, July 24, New Jersey citizens have an >>extremely important >>opportunity to make their voices heard on the New >>Jersey bear hunt issue. The >>New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife and Department >>of Environmental >>Protection are hosting a joint public forum on the >>bear management issue at >>7:00 p.m. in the Vernon High School auditorium in >>Vernon. For many years, the >>hunting of black bear in New Jersey has been >>prohibited, in large part due to >>the efforts of a small but vocal minority of animal >>activists. >> >>A rapidly shrinking habitat, recent mild winters, and >>the lack of natural >>predators have combined to foster an exploding bear >>population throughout the >>state and, not coincidentally, a disturbing increase >>in the number of black >>bear attacks on humans. Those opposing the possibility >>of bear hunting in New >>Jersey are expected to be in full force at this forum, >>so it is important >>that sportsmen and concerned citizens make a strong >>and vocal showing!

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