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Please close down the spring bear hunt
*All bears in spring are vulnerable, and easy targets, after long hibernation and weight loss
*A 2008 study showed conclusively that hunters can’t distinguish gender even at a stand-up bait stations, experience made no difference, and they shoot anyway. Mothers often stash cubs while they forage or visit hunter bait stations so a lone bears is no clue. Hunters also cannot distinguish between a new cub and a yearling.
*Most orphaned cubs die from starvation or predation
*Hunting does not reduce rare episodes of human/bear conflict, it takes place far from communities where issues may arise, and kills bears randomly
*Bears are in decline in regional areas, a critical factor is survival of mothers, and all population counts are estimates
*Increased poaching is additional threat and is facilitated by legal hunt season
*Spring hunts for American trophy hunters who are guaranteed trophy and a free trip next time, an indication of the success rate with hungry bears and bait stations
Soumis le 14 février 2020 6:18 PM
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Modifications proposées aux règlements sur la chasse à l'ours noir
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