From:
http://www.savenjbears.com/
21 days left until the bear slaughter begins in NJ
Monday, November 14, 2005 - Two Actions for the Bears
1) Call Acting Governor Richard Codey: 609-292-6000
Let him know you do not want a bear hunt and that you want him to see
that DEP Commissioner Campbell does not sign off on the comprehensive
plan which incorporates 5 years of bear hunting. Try to stay on the
phone as long as possible to talk about bears and why you want them
protected.
AND
2) Write a quick, short letter to the editor of your local paper
(choose from those below). See points below to give you ideas. We
suggest making it short and to the point, only a few sentences. Shorter
letters are more likely to be printed. Include your name and phone
number for verification purposes.
Asbury Park Press
mailto:[email protected]
http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Atlantic City Press
[email protected]
http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Bergen Record
[email protected]
http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Bridgeton News
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>
Burlington County Times
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Courier News
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Courier Post
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Daily Journal
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Daily Record
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Gloucester County Times
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Home News Tribune
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Jersey Journal
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
New Jersey Herald
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Ocean County Observer
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Star Ledger
[email protected]
http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Today's Sunbeam
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Trenton Times
[email protected]
http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Trentonian
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Express Times
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Philadelphia Inquirer
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http://us.f319.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[email protected]&YY=3263&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Sample points for a letter:
~ I join with the majority of NJ residents who oppose a proposed hunt
for black bears.
~ I urge readers to call Acting Governor Richard Codey at
609-292-6000 and let him know you do not want a bear hunt and that you
want him to see that DEP Commissioner Campbell does not sign off on the
comprehensive plan which incorporates 5 years of bear hunting.
~ The Supreme Court stopped the hunt in 2004 because the science did
not justify a hunt. There is still no science to support a hunt or prove
a hunt will resolve any bear issues.
~ Hunting does not address nuisance concerns. States with bear hunts
experience rising complaints. A report by Dr. Edward Tavss, a Rutgers
scientist, proves this. Visit:
http://tinyurl.com/bwnat
~ Public education, garbage control and aversive conditioning are the
best means to address any and all concerns about bears.
~ If you spoke at the bear hearing on September 21, you can modify
your talk to become a letter to the editor.
~ With roughly 2.2 million people living in bear country, a few
hundred complaints is very low, especially when they are mostly related
to garbage issues. Most people are living among bears in harmony.
~ Bear hunts are recreational trophy hunts being sold as public
safety. Don't buy it. The top issues affecting New Jersey are wages,
property tax, health care, war, education, corruption, homeland
security, economy, and the environment. The public also wants the bears
protected.
~ The Division of Fish and Wildlife should not be moving bears all
over the state, especially in areas where bears do not usually frequent.
They are doing this to induce fear and get support for a bear hunt.
PROTEST REMINDER:
Bear Hunt Protest
Saturday, November 19, 2005
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Intersection of Canistear Road and Route 23
West Milford, NJ
Please join The Bear Education and Resource Group in a protest
against the proposed bear hunt! Route 23 in West Milford is where an
injured cub crawled onto the road and died in front of grieving
motorists during the 2003 bear hunt.
The proposed hunt is scheduled to start on Monday, December 5, 2005.
The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection,
Bradley Campbell, is now considering the Council's proposed hunt. Let's
show Campbell and all of our state legislators and officials that New
Jersey does not want a trophy bear hunt! If the hunt is cancelled before
November 19, we will gather at the same time and place for a victory
rally!
Directions: From Route 287 in either direction, take Route 23 north
for approximately 13 miles to Canistear Road. A map is available at
http://tinyurl.com/8f6kw
Please bring signs and speak out for the bears!
