Figure 2.
Figure 2. 2003 Study Area
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Figure 3. Current Range Map 2005
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Figure 4. Bear Habitat Ranking
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3,500 3,166 3,000
2,500 2,056 Number 2,000 1,659 1,500 1,375 1,096 1,000 960 649 500 202 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 2004 2005 233 199 125 127 756 1,412 1,308 1,220 1,858 2,061 1,976
Division Reports Police Reports Total
992
Category I Complaints to DFW
60% Reporting Rate by Police
Up to 10/06/05
Figure 5. Bear Complaints (negative human-bear interactions over time). Does not include sightings
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Figure 6. Bear Management Zones
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NJ BLACK BEAR Research Area POPULATION PROJECTION Hunting Season only in 2003
3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 YEAR
Population estimate on December 1 in Research Study Area
2377 1812 1317 1439 1490 1606 2091
2694
Figure 7. Projected Black Bear Population in Research Study Area with no further hunting seasons other than the 2003 Black Bear Hunting Season.
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NJ BLACK BEAR Research Area POPULATION RESPONSE TO HARVEST RATE OF 0.3 FEMALES/SQUARE MILE
2000 1500 1000 500 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 YEAR 1317 1490 1439 1606 1473 1363 1209 1030
Population estimate on December 1 in Research Study Area
Figure 8. Projected Black Bear Population in Research Study Area with a harvest rate of 0.3 females/square mile during Black Bear Hunting Seasons.
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