Please do not reintroduce…

Please do not reintroduce the regular spring bear hunt permanently. This practice is a death sentence for cubs orphaned when their mothers are gunned down by hunters after emerging from hibernation - even if hunting females is prohibited. How are hunters to know for sure that there are not bear cubs nearby? These mistakes can result in multiple casualties, rather than just one.

I hope that the Ministry makes the right decision to preserve and sustain Black Bears in Ontario. I definitely support making changes to help protect the Bruce Peninsula Black Bear population. In this day and age, hunting is a luxury in most areas of Canada, not a necessity. We have grocery stores where you can buy food, and people do not need to be out killing wildlife, which already suffers needlessly from so many other human and environmental pressures.