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See Video of Cubs Being Tagged by NJ Black Bear Project Team

In this video on NJ.com, scientists show how they document the bear population in the spring.

A Star-LedgerΒ video report gives a close-up view ofΒ how the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife gathers information about the state's black bear population.

See how the scientists approach a den near Mountain Creek ski resort in Mouth Vernon, and how they tranquilize a mother bear so that they canΒ tag and weigh the family. The animals are returned to the cave and typically re-emerge mid-April, according to the report.Β Β 

The video was produced byΒ Andre Malok ofΒ The Star-Ledger and can be seen theΒ NJ.com website.

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