Barb Murray

Ecogroups Hope to Oust Bear-Hunting Guides from Rainforest

by Barb Murray
January 11, 2014January 11, 2014

MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ecogroups-hope-to-oust-bear-hunting-guides-from-rain-forest/article16251074/ Published Wednesday, Jan. 08 2014, 9:35 PM EST Environmental groups are hoping to launch a major fundraising campaign in the near future to raise millions of dollars to put bear-hunting guides out of business in the… Read More »Ecogroups Hope to Oust Bear-Hunting Guides from Rainforest

Bear Watching More Profitable Than Bear Hunting,

by Barb Murray
January 8, 2014January 17, 2014

There is more money in looking at bears than there is in shooting them — 12 times more to be exact, according to a new study. The study conducted by the Centre for Responsible Tourism, a research institute at Stanford… Read More »Bear Watching More Profitable Than Bear Hunting,

Grizzly Numbers or Grizzly Behavior?

by Barb Murray
January 7, 2014January 7, 2014

From: http://www.dailytownsman.com/breaking_news/238879431.html by CAROLYN GRANT January 06, 2014 As reported in the Bulletin/Townsman in December, the provincial government is proposing that a limited entry hunt for grizzly bears could be reopened in Management Units 4-20 (the St. Mary Valley and north… Read More »Grizzly Numbers or Grizzly Behavior?

Dr. Faisal Moola, Biology, not politics, must drive B.C. grizzly bear management

by Barb Murray
November 9, 2013
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November 8, 2013 | By Faisal Moola, Director General, Ontario and Northern Canada @faisal_moola Scientists from Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation recently published a peer-reviewed scientific article in the international journal… Read More »Dr. Faisal Moola, Biology, not politics, must drive B.C. grizzly bear management

Larry Pynn, Hunting of grizzlies, especially females, exceeds B.C. government targets: new study

by Barb Murray
November 9, 2013

A grizzly is captured in its natural habitat using a remote camera installed in the upper Squamish Valley. The number of grizzly bears killed in B.C. exceeded government targets in half the areas where the province permitted hunting of the… Read More »Larry Pynn, Hunting of grizzlies, especially females, exceeds B.C. government targets: new study

Robyn Appleton,Climbing with Bears in Peru, Deep Cove’s Raven Pub, North Vancouver November 24’13 @7pm

by Barb Murray
November 2, 2013January 17, 2014

Since 2006, Robyn Appleton, resident of Squamish, B.C. and UBC PhD student has been climbing and studying the rare and endangered Spectacled Bear in the tropical dry forests of North-Western Peru. She will be sharing with us her adventures and… Read More »Robyn Appleton,Climbing with Bears in Peru, Deep Cove’s Raven Pub, North Vancouver November 24’13 @7pm

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