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Bear Sighting Essay

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Over the years bear sightings have become common in Northern New Jersey, but after the 2016 bear hunt the population dropped and bear sighings have become rare. During the most recent bear hunt, over 653 bears were killed in an attempt to control the population’s slow increase. Now bear sightings have become rarer than they ever have been in the state of New Jersey. Many people are against this bear hunt, claiming bears aren’t as dangerous as people are lead to believe. Additional to the killing of hundreds of bears, the ecosystem will most likely be negatively affect, since Bears are one of the top predators. Protesters of this hunt also state that it is morally wrong to kill so many bears. Many of the protesters are asking the question, “If …show more content…

Bears only become aggressive when they feel threatened. Other than this situation, it is very rare for bears to intentionally attack people. If people were proverly educated on bear safety and how to not provoke them, then there would be a decrease in the amount of bear attacks. Countless bear attacks in New Jersey happen because of hikers invading the bear territory and in some way provoking them. A good solutions is for the state of New Jersey to make trails that avoid bear territories. This way bears and humans have little interaction and conflicts. Bears are very important factors to environmental and aesthetic values. Bears are very high in the New Jersey food chain. Taking out a large chunk of the population can cause a drastic increase in prey such as deer and small mammals. Not only are they important to the ecosystem, but they also supply the forests of New Jersey with a natural beauty.
Bears attract a large number of tourists to the forests of New Jersey. A popular recreational activity is bear watching; this activity is safe for hikers to participate in because they are staying out of bear territories, but also getting the experience of seeing a

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