Relaxing grizzly bear. Photo by Andrew S. Wright. FOI investigation reveals that senior B.C. bureaucrats seized on the province’s rising grizzly bear numbers —disputed by researchers—to “mitigate” the impacts of mining Mychaylo Prystupa Mar 13th, 2015 Senior B.C. wildlife bureaucrats seized upon the… Read More »Grizzly bears seen as gold for mining, B.C. gov’t emails reveal Vancouver Observer
“Sometimes it gets nasty,” said Jason Moody, a patroller from Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola.http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/coastal-guardian-watchmen-confront-armed-trophy-hunters-save-grizzlies Mychaylo Prystupa Feb 24th, 2015 Coastal Guardian Watchmen on the lookout for trophy hunters on the Great Bear Rainforest coast in 2010. Photo by Doug Neasloss… Read More »Coastal Guardian Watchmen confront armed trophy hunters to save grizzlies
December 15, 2014 By Andrew Weaver http://www.andrewweavermla.ca/2014/12/15/guide-outfitter-industry-prioritized-bc-hunters/ Media Statement: December 15, 2014 For immediate release Victoria, B.C. –The Government of British Columbia’s recent decision to prioritize the guide outfitting industry over the interests of resident British Columbia hunters is directly… Read More »Guide outfitter industry prioritized over the needs of BC hunters by MLA Andrew Weaver
First in a series investigating B.C.’s trophy hunt. As public servants and their critics debate the justifications of the hunt, we start with a story of bears caught in the political crossfire. by Claire Hume Jan 15th, 2015 The Pitt… Read More »Trophy hunters decimate bears in BC Valley under “abysmal” policy. Abe Dougan only Bear Guide in the Upper Pitt!
2014-05-29T16:15:00Z 2014 Toutle man killed during grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia Longview Daily News http://tdn.com/news/local/toutle-man-killed-during-grizzly-bear-hunt-in-british-columbia/article_82abda2c-e767-11e3-b08a-001a4bcf887a.html May 29, 2014 4:15 pm • By Andre Stepankowsky [email protected] Toutle native Jeff Cooper had hunted all his life, but there was one game prize… Read More »Toutle, Washington man killed during grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia
Photo Credit: Conrad Olson Bears Matter Note: Here is one brief report in media of an incident that took place on May 26, 2014. More details and media attention around this tragedy will follow but Bears Matter and our supporters sincerely hope that this case may bring some… Read More »U.S. Grizzly Trophy Hunter Accidentially Shot by Guide after Wounded Bear Rears Up!
