Stock Photo of Clayton Stoner Photo of Courtesy BearsForever.ca A couple days ago I put out an invite on Facebook for this court appearance ( or postponement it turns out- third one). I was relieved and happy to see a dozen… Read More »Today Bears Matter asked the Public to Attend Court Case for NHL Ducks Clayton Stoner
It seems bizarre that we can be outraged by the trophy hunting we witnessed in Africa, but allow the same thing to happen in our own country.
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The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Sep. 11, 2015 9:19PM EDT
Last updated Saturday, Sep. 12, 2015 3:15PM EDT
There are images that hit the Internet that break our hearts. And there are those that make us furious. A new video making the rounds on social media is managing to do both – and the B.C. government should be alive to the backlash it is creating.
The video opens with a grizzly bear wandering nonchalantly on a remote hillside. A shot rings out that kicks up dust beside the bear, with no evident impact on him. An off-camera voice urges the shooter to fire again. And then the carnage begins: For the next 90 seconds, you can only watch in disgust and horror as the bear is peppered with bullets from a rifle that seems to have only enough power to torture this poor creature to death, rather than end its life in anything resembling a humane way.
Warning: The video below is extremely graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/i-challenge-bcs-premier-to-watch-this-grizzly-bear-video/article26344883/
There are two parts of the video that are particularly disturbing: the bear running in a tight circle in reaction to the bullets hitting him; and then its final, crushing, end-over-end death tumble down a snow-covered hillside, a trail of deep red blood covering his fall line. Soon, the hunters can be heard laughing and celebrating, elated that the bear’s cartwheel to the bottom of the hill means less work lugging the carcass out of the bush.
Photo of Premier Christy Clark at 2012 GOABC convention from Facebook. GOABC president Mark Werner, left, and executive director Scott Ellis, right. By Claire Hume Jan.27’15 Vancouver Observer Third in a series investigating B.C.’s trophy hunt. Read part one and two… Read More »Grizzly bear population at risk as B.C. Liberal government aligns with trophy hunters
From: Barb Murray Sent: April-16-14 9:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Posting my Reply on Bearsmatter.com to FLNR Form Letter re: Trophy Killing of Grizzlies in BC Hello Mr. Ethier, As you know I have been a bear conservationist, advocate and… Read More »Letter from Bears Matter to Assistant Deputy, Mr. Tom Ethier of FLNR re: Grizzly Bear Trophy Kill
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
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
