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These bears are finding that a cozy cul-de-sac can make for close quarters with their honey-craving neighbors.

"They have big game hunts to draw people in. I think it's a travesty," Angela Metler, director of the Animal Protection League of New Jersey says.

Environmental groups have sued to stop New Jersey's six-day black bear hunt after 589 of the animals were killed last year.

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With the weather starting to get warmer outside, it seems that

For the first time in five years, the New Jersey Department of