Bears on the prowl everywhere
This mating season, experts warn of encounters across the state
Saturday, June 04, 2005
BY BRIAN T. MURRAY
Star-Ledger Staff
Looking for love in all the wrong places, New Jersey's black bears are winding up in Sussex County homes, urban Middlesex County neighborhoods and even swimming Sandy Hook Bay as their annual mating season unfolds.

It's no surprise to experts at the state Division of Fish and Wildlife. They issued a warning in April to every one of the state's 21 counties, the most expansive alert since the once-scarce bruins began rebounding in the Garden State 30 years ago.

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