Both hunting and birth control will be considered potential tools for controlling the state`s black bear population under a "comprehensive management strategy" issued by state wildlife officials in response to a state Supreme Court order. The 21-page policy, which was not publicly released, is a result of a legal battle that erupted when Dept. of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell stymied a six-day bear hunt proposed last year by the state Fish and Game Council.
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