Black bears can be active all year long and are not true hibernators, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. But they do enter dens in the fall and don't usually come ...

Sussex County has had the highest ... and in the fall while they prepare for the winter den period. Where are bears found in New Jersey? New Jersey's black bears are most commonly found in the ...

Black bears in New Jersey are emerging from their winter dens and seeking food ... particularly Morris, Sussex, Warren and northern Passaic counties, the state said, as well as in portions ...

New Jersey's most recent report on black bear incidents reinforces the reputation that Sussex County, even in the middle of winter, is where most bear contacts occur. Of 157 incidents reported ...

On Sunday night, a man walking his dog was attacked by a coyote in Norwood, NJ. Now, police have discovered at least two more coyote dens in the town, near a school. This is the second coyote ...