The spring bear hunt should…

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The spring bear hunt should be abolished. Enforcement of hunting restrictions must be enhanced through funding, infrastructure and boots-on-the-ground hires of conservation officers.

The government must make an acknowledgement that a spring bear hunt is not about community safety as originally stated in 2014. Evidence shows it does not impact human conflict with bears; education and enforcement of human behaviour, attractants and feeding will have the greatest impact on mitigating and preventing conflict.