I am writing this note…

I am writing this note against the proposed spring bear hunt.

I'm not sure who the government is thinking they are benefiting, but it isn't the safety of its residents.

It has been shown, time and again, that there are minimal safety concerns between bears and the human population. Indeed, most interactions between bears and humans could have been prevented with proper bear awareness on the part of humans.

Bringing back the spring bear hunt will produce orphan cubs and will create unnecessary cruelty through cub starvation.

Penalties against killing females cannot be adequately enforced, while common baiting practices will target both male and females.

Unless you are actively requiring training for 'hunters' to distinguish between male and female bears, you are sentencing all bears to death.

Allowing baiting to occur is, again, bad practice and not true hunting.

If the advice of bear experts and environment staff go unheard, this will be an election issue.

In the age of proper conservation and environmental awareness, the spring bear hunt is misguided and entirely unnecessary.

I hope the government will follow the lead of the experts and take the idea of the spring bear hunt off of the table.