Hello: The Spring bear…

Hello: The Spring bear hunt in is an incredibly cruel and inhumane war on Ontario's black bears! If you can't truly protect mother bears emerging in spring with nursing cubs then the spring hunt should be abolished. Also false and grossly misleading to say that the spring and fall hunts are well-managed and sustainable, if no statistics on how many mother bears and their cubs are killed or die of starvation every year? No matter climate change, deforestation, habitat loss or future environmental consequences, the Gov't and pro-hunting lobbyists are destroying our precious natural resources and wildlife for what - money and politics as usual, instead of badly needed protection and conservation efforts? In the interim, if the spring and fall hunts are allowed to continue, however, many critical changes are needed, such as: both hunts should only last 30 days, and baiting should only begin 2 weeks before and finish completely by the end of the month, June 30 and October 30, respectively. Hunting with dogs is a savage assault on wildlife, sport has nothing to do with it... and should be banned. No surprise then that the Ontario Gov't badly needs to hire more more enforcement and Conservation Officers. And the only way to limit human/bear conflicts is to educate and manage people better by making them manage their waste more efficiently... and with more understanding and compassion learn to live with wildlife rather than destroy it. Thank you.