Please do not reinstate the…

Please do not reinstate the black bear hunt in Ontario. The reason it was stopped related to hunters killing mother bears and orphaning cubs. This puts the species at risk and is also inhumane. As wildlife defenders have pointed out, "Hunters often struggle to pinpoint the difference between a male and female black bear, and risk killing a mother bear during the spring season – orphaning her cubs who are too young to survive on their own. Although there is a ban on killing bear cubs and their mothers, this won’t stop hunters who fail to make the distinction. Inadvertently shooting mother bears is what prompted the cancellation of a previous pilot spring hunting season, and reinstating it based on a proposed economic need just isn’t enough to warrant the negative impact on the species."

Protect the bears and their role in our ecosystem. Do not allow this hunt.