I can not support the spring…

I can not support the spring bear hunt for several reasons. We should be a leading country in eco-tourism with our beautiful and vast wilderness - environmental conservation and eco-tourism go hand in hand - environmental conservation and hunting for sport do not. Eco-tourism has greatly benefited countries like Costa Rica in extraordinary ways, yet your tourism proposal of a spring bear hunt benefits no one but niche tourism involving weapons to kill.

I doubt that the average person knows the difference between a male and female bear, so when they get their happy trigger finger, they could very well shoot a mother bear off a short distance away from her cubs. Now you have orphaned cubs and what happens to them next is also tragic, violent and unnecessary. All for what? A social media post and bragging rights?

Human existence is causing a mass extinction of animals and animal habitats worldwide - can we not think of something better to bring in the almighty tourist dollar without causing harm to other living creatures? Do better.