Black Bear Management Zones in New Jersey

New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife (NJDFW) uses an integrated approach via a Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) to manage black bears that includes research, education, enforcement of intentional/unintentional feeding ban, aversive conditioning, lethal control of Category I bears, and a regulated bear hunting season. The CBBMP is used to manage bears at a level commensurate with available habitat and consistent with a reduced risk to public safety and property. The land-based framework used for informing and implementing the CBBMP, Bear Management Zones (BMZs), are delineated by major and minor roads and waterways and were designated with consideration of habitat quality. The Division, under authority of the Fish and Game Council, designates these boundaries, and they are updated on an as-needed basis. Included for reference are the county and township data. From a population of fewer than 100 in the 1970s, the black bear population has rebounded through appropriate management. The highest densities of bears are found in the northwest part of New Jersey, though over time, the black bear population has expanded south and east, resulting in sightings in all 21 counties. The CBBMP is used to manage bears at a level commensurate with available habitat and consistent with a reduced risk to public safety and property. Black bears have great value to the people of the state and are photographed, watched, and hunted in New Jersey. Please visit https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearseason_info.htm for more information and detailed instructions pertaining to permits and licensing.

新泽西州鱼类与野生动物管理局（New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, NJDFW）通过《综合黑熊管理政策》（Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy, CBBMP）采用一体化管理方案开展黑熊管理工作，具体举措涵盖科学研究、科普教育、故意/无意投喂禁令执法、厌恶式驯养、对一类（Category I）黑熊实施致命管控，以及规范的黑熊狩猎季。该政策旨在将黑熊种群维持在与现有栖息地承载力相匹配的水平，同时尽可能降低对公共安全与财产的威胁。用于支撑该政策制定与实施的陆地管理框架——黑熊管理区（Bear Management Zones, BMZs）——以主次干道与水系为界划定，划定过程中兼顾栖息地质量。该管理区边界由鱼类与狩猎委员会授权管理局划定，并将按需动态更新。参考资料包含郡县与镇区数据。20世纪70年代，新泽西州的黑熊种群数量不足100头，经科学管理后种群得以恢复。当前黑熊种群密度最高的区域位于该州西北部，不过随着时间推移，黑熊种群已向南部与东部扩散，目前全州21个郡县均有黑熊目击记录。该政策始终以维持黑熊种群与现有栖息地承载力相适配、降低公共安全与财产风险为核心目标。黑熊对该州民众具有极高的生态与社会价值，新泽西州民众会通过拍摄、观测等方式亲近黑熊，同时也会参与合规的黑熊狩猎活动。如需了解更多关于许可与牌照办理的详细信息与操作指南，请访问https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearseason_info.htm