To whom it may concern: It…

To whom it may concern:

It has come to my attention that the Ontario government is planning on making the spring bear hunt permanent. This is an appalling idea and there is no good reason for such a barbaric practice at any time and especially in the spring.
Hunting animals in the spring puts their young in peril when the death of the mother leaves them abandoned. A bear cub is often treed while the mother feeds, and she will be killed by hunters not knowing she has cubs. Whether that concerns them or not is problematic.
Furthermore, the use of dogs to chase, tree and harass bears should be immediately halted.
The government should publicize their evidence that a spring bear hunt is not about community safety. What does affect public safely is education: monitoring human behaviour regarding providing attractants and feeding has the greatest impact on mitigating and preventing conflicts with wildlife.

A report should be created and published on any efforts by the Ontario government to increase availability of non-consumptive ecotourism opportunities in the province.