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Why is the Ontario government considering reinstating the spring bear hunt? There are no good reasons for doing so. The hunt was outlawed because bear cubs were orphaned after their mothers were killed. Cubs stay with their mothers for at least a year and have little hope of survival without her. It is very difficult to know if a bear has cubs, since a protective mother will hide her cubs when searching for food. Cubs will die of starvation without her or be killed by predators. That has not changed.
Bears have low reproduction rates so a hunt would threaten their numbers.
Hunting bears will not increase safety for humans. An education program emphasizing the need to secure garbage and other food sources would be far more beneficial.
There is no sound economic justification for reinstating the spring bear hunt.
Why is the Ontario government considering reinstating the spring bear hunt? We need bears and their habitats. Please reconsider.
Submitted February 13, 2020 11:02 AM
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Proposed changes to black bear hunting regulations
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