Authorities didn't act quick enough when residents reported a bear walking like a human through the neighborhood

[post_page_title]Another crack at the ban[/post_page_title]
New Jersey’s current governor, Phil Murphy, had proven somewhat more sympathetic to the bears’ plight, and has promised to institute the five-year ban on hunting.

However, so far the ban only pertains to lands owned by the state, which means county, federal, municipal, and private lands are all still open to hunters. However, activists for the bears are not giving up, and are continuing to lobby local politicians in the attempt to get them to join their cause for a full ban.