Bear Blog

Jan 29, 2018: From Bryce Casavant: My response to online outrage and personal attacks as a results of today’s Van Sun article and front page of The Province. http://www.brycecasavant.ca/2018/01/30/breaking-casavant-responds-public-outrage-vancouver-sun-article/ Link to Article: https://t.co/7uZKB2eapc

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-releases-documents-revealing-hunting-culture-among-conservation-officers Article in Vancouver Sun January 28, 2018 by Larry Pynn The FOI documents reveal that 75 of 106 mainly uniform and patrol officers — 70 per cent — have hunting records and that 48 specifically purchased hunting licences last… Read More »B.C. releases documents revealing hunting culture among conservation officers

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/01/26/analysis/who-killed-grizzly-hunt-infographic  Interesting article showing timeline w photos and links of BC ‘s route to banning the Grizzly Bear Hunt. Even Bears Matter gets a mention in 2016, though we have been on the journey the whole time!  Many, many dedicated… Read More »National Observer’s Infographic: Who Killed the Grizzly Hunt?

Reposting January 23, 2018 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/hunters-to-protect-our-social-licence-we-have-to-stop-killing-animals-we-dont-eat/article37701186/?cmpid=rss&click=sf_globe CHRIS DARIMONT CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 1 DAY AGO UPDATED JANUARY 23, 2018 Chris Darimont is an associate professor in the department of geography at the University of Victoria and science director… Read More »Globe Opinion CHRIS DARIMONT: Hunters: To protect our social licence, we have to stop killing animals we don’t eat

Reposted from: http://www.pri.org/programs/the-world FROM Irina Zhorov Irina Zhorov/Courtesy PRI January 24, 2018 On an early evening in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, Shawn O’Connor, the general manager of Homalco Wildlife Tours, ushered a group of tourists off a bus and toward a… Read More »British Columbia’s flourishing grizzly bear tourism industry