What if the Bears ruled the Planet and said that 7 billion humans were just "too many to tolerate"..........And that "THE HUNTING OF HUMANS WOULD HELP EASE CONFLICTS WITH BEARS".............We are so quick to kill and destroy Natures Creation.........Will we ever come to realize that we were not meant to be the only species on the Planet and that in fact without all the "cogs and wheels" in place(wild creatures and landscapes), we are in a sprint to lessen our ability to fight off disease, propagate new and better food and deaden our senses to beauty, wonder and amazement????????

NY seeks changes to bear hunting season, regions

• ALBANY, N.Y. — The state Department of Environmental Conservation wants to open new areas east of the Hudson River to bear hunting and establish uniform bear hunting season dates across the Southern Zone starting this year. DEC Commissioner Joe Martens says black bears are thriving in New York and have expanded their range considerably in recent years. He said expanding bear hunting will help ease homeowner and farm conflicts with bears.

The proposed changes would open bear hunting in all of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, and Washington counties, and the portion of Rockland that was not already open for black bear hunting.--Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam are all within 2 hours drive of NYC--blogger Rick
Public comments on the changes will be accepted by DEC through July 5.
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N.J. officials plan black bear hunt in December

New Jersey will hold another bear hunt this year, much to the chagrin of environmental groups and animal-rights activists. Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Larry Ragonese said Wednesday the hunt was planned for Dec. 5-10. Because the hunt is a component of the state black bear management plan adopted last year, it doesn't need to go through a separate approval process.
Nearly 600 bears were killed during last year's six-day hunt, New Jersey's first since 2005.
Wildlife officials have said the hunts are needed to reduce a black bear population now thought to number about 3,400. Opponents contend the management policy was improperly developed and say nonlethal population-control measures should be used.