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BC Bungled Grizzly Bear Management: Auditor General Report by Judith Lavoie

by Barb Murray
October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

https://www.desmog.ca/2017/10/24/b-c-bungled-grizzly-bear-management-auditor-general A muddled mess of plans that were never implemented, unclear accountability, lack of organized monitoring and spotty oversight has been at the root of the provincial government’s management of grizzly bear populations for more than two decades, Auditor General… Read More »BC Bungled Grizzly Bear Management: Auditor General Report by Judith Lavoie

Media Advisory: 44 Signators Say Grizzly ‘Meat’ Hunt Will Be A ‘Trophy’ Hunt in Disguise

by Barb Murray
October 5, 2017October 20, 2017
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For Immediate Release: October 6, 2017 New Denver, BC – Forty-four environmental and animal welfare organizations, along with wildlife-based businesses and prominent activists, have signed an Open Letter to the BC Government opposing the continuation of grizzly bear hunting for meat.… Read More »Media Advisory: 44 Signators Say Grizzly ‘Meat’ Hunt Will Be A ‘Trophy’ Hunt in Disguise

Bears Matter Invites YOU to SeaLegacy’s Campaign to Stop Grizzly Killing in B.C.!

by Barb Murray
October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

The half-hearted grizzly hunting moratorium in B.C. is not enough. We need to end hunting of all grizzly bears, forever At SeaLegacy, we are not going to be sidetracked by the B.C. government’s half-hearted decision to put a 2018 moratorium… Read More »Bears Matter Invites YOU to SeaLegacy’s Campaign to Stop Grizzly Killing in B.C.!

B.C.’s Trophy Hunt Ban a Good Step but Loophole Puts Bears at Risk

by Barb Murray
August 15, 2017

August 15, 2017 VANCOUVER — B.C.’s cancellation of the grizzly bear trophy hunt is a good step but a loophole that allows hunting the bears for meat is cause for concern, according to the David Suzuki Foundation. The province-wide ban… Read More »B.C.’s Trophy Hunt Ban a Good Step but Loophole Puts Bears at Risk

Times Colonist, Comment: Wildlife-Management Reform is Long Overdue

by Barb Murray
August 11, 2017August 11, 2017

TIMES COLONIST AUGUST 11, 2017 http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-wildlife-management-reform-is-long-overdue-1.21795751 The underpinnings of contemporary wildlife management are political and ideological, largely at the expense of wildlife for the presumed benefit of people. Unsurprisingly, wildlife management in British Columbia is marked by an outdated mindset… Read More »Times Colonist, Comment: Wildlife-Management Reform is Long Overdue

Inside Namibian taxidermy factory stuffs 6,000 animals a year for trophy hunters

by Barb Murray
August 8, 2017

Mold of an Elephant Head Is this what’s in store for Cecil? Inside the Namibian taxidermy factory which stuffs more than 6,000 animals a year for trophy hunters. -Elephants are €38,000 (£27,000) to stuff, giraffes €8,500 (£6,000), leopards €1,800 (£1,300),… Read More »Inside Namibian taxidermy factory stuffs 6,000 animals a year for trophy hunters

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