"Black bear attacks on humans are rare"
Thanks for the PING.
Black bear attacks have been rare due to the infrequency of contact between large numbers of bears and large numbers of people - an increasing occurance in densely populated states like New Jersey.
Nonetheless, more people have been killed and attacked by black bears than by grizzlies. They are potentially extremely dangerous animals.
In more rational states, this scenario would have ended with an onlooker shooting all three of them dead with a handy fire-arm.
However, in New Jersey citizens - excuse me - subjects - are not permitted to go about armed and even if they were, would face legal action if they attempted to defend themselves or anyone else.
Decisions on a bear hunt should be made by professional wildlife biologists and animal ecologists - not by some cheap political hack like Campbell who takes his marching orders from the party (DemocRat) political machine.
Incidents like this will only go on until someone there IS killed by a bear.
Unfortunately, I have to agree. I've already lost one dog to them, I'm not losing any more members of my family to black bear, in spite of Communist Campbell or any other politician. I'll take my chances and pay the price to defend myself and my family from a problem created by the ineptitude of our state's government.
When a toddler is mauled/killed by a bear in NWNJ, that childs blood will on the hands of Bradley Campbell.