Barb Murray

Letter from Tom Ethier, Assistant Deputy Minister to Ministry which Administers the Trophy Killing of Grizzlies in BC

by Barb Murray
April 15, 2014April 16, 2014

From: Executive Division Office, FLNR:EX [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: April-15-14 12:50 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: RE: Grizzly Bear Hunt in British Columbia NOTE:Bears Matter’s remarks are in Burgandy Your letter regarding Grizzly Bear hunting (killing is a more appropriate term. hunting implies… Read More »Letter from Tom Ethier, Assistant Deputy Minister to Ministry which Administers the Trophy Killing of Grizzlies in BC

Opinion: B.C. government wants grizzly bears dead

by Barb Murray
April 14, 2014

Province could buy out hunting tenures and create world’s largest reserve By Chris Genovali, Special to the Vancouver Sun April 14, 2014 http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Opinion+government+wants+grizzly+bears+dead/9737955/story.html We want these bears dead. This is the message the B.C. government’s “reallocation policy” sends to the… Read More »Opinion: B.C. government wants grizzly bears dead

B.C.’s expanded grizzly hunt underway as scientists duel over bear numbers

by Barb Murray
April 12, 2014April 16, 2014

BY GLENDA LUYMES, THE PROVINCE APRIL 12, 2014 http://www.theprovince.com/news/expanded+grizzly+hunt+underway+scientists+duel+over+bear+numbers/9733477/story.html B.C.’s controversial grizzly bear hunt has begun, despite concerns from some in the scientific community who say the government’s population estimates could be flawed. About 1,800 grizzly hunting tags are expected to… Read More »B.C.’s expanded grizzly hunt underway as scientists duel over bear numbers

Charlie Russell; Alberta’s Bear Whisperer says Society has It Wrong, Speaks in Red Deer April 5th @ 1pm

by Barb Murray
April 2, 2014April 2, 2014
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By Renee Francoeur – Red Deer Advocate http://www.reddeeradvocate.com/s?action=login&f=y For 10 years, Charlie Russell lived the majority of his life with the big-pawed, thick-necked kings of the forest.He’s gone fishing side by side with a Kermode bear, run his hands through the… Read More »Charlie Russell; Alberta’s Bear Whisperer says Society has It Wrong, Speaks in Red Deer April 5th @ 1pm

Bears Are My Neighbours, And You Wouldn’t Slaughter Your Neighbours by Chelsea Turner, Huffington Post

by Barb Murray
March 31, 2014
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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/british-columbia/ People ask me a lot why I stepped into the fight against bear trophy hunting (that is, killing bears for pleasure, then taking the head or paws as a “trophy”). There is a stereotype about the sort of people… Read More »Bears Are My Neighbours, And You Wouldn’t Slaughter Your Neighbours by Chelsea Turner, Huffington Post

Stephen Hume: Grizzly hunt fails test of science, experts say

by Barb Murray
March 23, 2014

In 2001, about 50 bears were killed. By 2007, the annual kill was more than 350. The government claims killing up to six per cent of grizzlies a year is sustainable based on its estimate of 15,000 bears, writes Stephen… Read More »Stephen Hume: Grizzly hunt fails test of science, experts say

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