Now that humans are becoming…

Now that humans are becoming more and more aware that animals are sentient beings, and that natural balance maintains itself in complexs ways we cannot fully understand, we are increasingly obliged to stop hunting animals for sports. While I appreciate that you want to keep the ban on hunting cubs and their mothers, you must be aware that people do not always know whether a bear has cubs or not; namely, they are not togehter all the time. Due to slow reproduction, the species could easily become endangered due to hunting, especially of females, even if it is not now. As for economic impact, there is no evidence it would be good, and it is irresponsible to put economy first.