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State wildlife officials estimate the state's black bear population has remained stable for the past 10 years at 50,000 to 81,000 to animals. Bears can hibernate under decks, in crawl spaces
Winter is finally here, and bears are getting ready to find a den to hibernate in over the next few months. In Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, one bear was caught prepping for his long sleep ...
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Hibernation functions to conserve energy when sufficient food is not available. To achieve this energy saving, an endothermic animal decreases its metabolic rate and thereby its body temperature. [3] Hibernation may last days, weeks, or months—depending on the species, ambient temperature, time of year, and the individual's body-condition.
Today, it is more common for hunters to use dogs to track a bear. Often riding in the back of a truck to catch a scent, the dog will start to bark when there is a track. Dogs will then follow the track showing the way for the hunters. [24] Modern bear hunters use hounds of mixed breeding to tree bear. [25]
In particular, adult male bears can gain up to 500 pounds (230 kg) or more. [9] By the time hibernation starts in October and November, males may weigh up to 1,200 pounds (540 kg). [9] These bears are known to consume as much as 120 pounds (54 kg) of salmon in a single day, sometimes catching as many as 30 fish daily. [10]
In the state's history there is only one documented fatality from a bear attack when a 22-year-old Rutgers University student was killed by a bear in West Milford in 2014.
[110] [111] During hibernation, the bear's metabolism slows down, its body temperature decreases slightly, and its heart rate slows from a normal value of 55 to just 9 beats per minute. [112] Bears normally do not wake during their hibernation, and can go the entire period without eating, drinking, urinating, or defecating. [47]