Please Do Not continue the…

Please Do Not continue the Spring bear hunt on the Bruce Peninsula.
Hunting bears especially in May puts mothers and their cubs at risk. Although mothers and cubs are restricted from hunting, cubs are often not within eye site of the mother. Also males and females are difficult to tell apart another aspect which puts the females at risk.

Businesses have licences to provide bear hunting services. Allowing hunters to hunt without working through a licensed bear operator could create trophy hunting. Hunters with this aim in mind target the strongest and largest bears. These bears are needed for healthy reproduction.

Bear Hunting at this time in history is cruel and speaks volumes about humans lack of concern for a species which already facing numerous problems especially on the peninsula.. A study done by Dr. Marty Obbard shows that black bears on the Saugeen Peninsula are in danger of extinction within the next 50 years. Also the study estimates there are only 100 to 316 bears left.
Not only this they are a genetically isolated population thus being distinct from other bears
in Ontario. Also it is believed that the Peninsula bears are unique in denning in crevices.

Pouching and the killing of bears in populated areas where garbage is an issue accounts of number losses which are not taken into account. Education is the key to keeping humans and bears in close proximity and with one another and not endangering either species..

At this time in history we as humans have a responsibility to try and protect the environment and those living in it and that includes all Bears.