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
By Faisal Moola, Director General, Ontario and Northern Canada http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/panther-lounge/2014/03/bc-government-gets-failing-grades-in-grizzly-bear-management/ A century ago, 35,000 grizzly bears lived in British Columbia and also flourished from Alaska to Mexico, and east to Ontario. Today, only about 15,000 grizzly bears inhabit B.C., having… Read More »B.C. Government gets Failing Grades in Grizzly Bear Management by Dr. Faisal Moola
January 20, 2014 The Honorable Premier Christy Clark Box 9041 St Prov Gov, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E1 Premier Clark; Re: Grizzly and Black Bear Trophy Hunt. Where are the ethical arguments in the ongoing debate on the trophy hunting of… Read More »Letter to Premier Clark: SHOULD WE, Not CAN WE continue the Trophy Hunt of Grizzlies Bears
Dear Friends, A New Facebook page has been launched for an event in Victoria called “Save BC Bears”. Please help spread the word by face to face, by email, by Facebook – whatever works. (Go to – www.facebook.com/SaveBCBears) “Save BC Bears” is… Read More »NEW SaveBCBears Facebook Page and Rally Event Feb 15, 2014
By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun September 6, 2013 Comment 175 Posted from: http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Stephen+Hume+hunting+grizzly+head+paws+trophies/8875523/story.html Screen capture from Bear Witness: a film by BC’s Coastal First Nations. Photograph by: Bears Forever , … It’s time to end the miserable,… Read More »Stephen Hume: It’s not hunting, and a grizzly head and paws are not trophies
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
