Re: Spring Bear Hunt
I am totally opposed to this.
Cubs are born in January. If the sow is killed, these cubs will be orphaned and will die a slow, agonizing death from exposure and starvation.
If the cubs are rescued, sanctuaries like Bear With Us or Aspen will be inundated with babies.
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I am writing concerning the proposed spring bear hunt. I am Full Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology at the University of Toronto. I conduct research and teach university students about wildlife and their management.
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This is animal cruelty - period!! What a stupid thing to do! You will be leaving multitudes of baby bears to suffer horribly & perish from starvation. What's wrong with you? Think for once in your life and stop making stupid decisions. My final comment would be SHAME ON YOU!
There is no reason to murder bears. It should be made illegal. We can co-exist. This sets us back as a society to the uneducated barbaric times. Bears need protecting. They are defenseless. Only psychopaths can justify such heinous behaviour. Please do the right thing and abolish hunting.
I strongly oppose the spring bear hunt and want to see it canceled, as it will undoubtedly leave behind orphan cubs. At the very least, if it must go ahead, I would like to see the following changes:
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The government must make an acknowledgement that a spring bear hunt is not about community safety as originally stated in 2014 in the face of their own evidence showing it does not impact human conflict with bears; education and enforcement of human behaviour, attractants and feeding will have the g
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Please stop the cruel Spring Bear Hunt. Female bears with cubs must be protected. So many cubs are orphaned by this hunt. Bear baiting should be banned for being an unfair practice. This hunt is not about community safety.
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Please do not do this. There is no reason for this hunt. It’s killing for trophies. It is cruel to bears after hibernating and will leave so many baby bears orphaned. You should be building and staffing wildlife refuges not hunting our precious wildlife
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Please make this insanity stop. Can humans and animals please be allowed to live in harmony. If there must be a hunt, please do not allow it when there could be cubs. Tou must be aware for every legal kill, there will be many more illegal ones that hunters get away with. Hardly a fair fight.
Please consider the following important points:
The current season of May 1 to June 15 should be changed to June 1 to June 30 to protect females with cubs as well as the cubs themselves;
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The hunting season regulations should be addressed bi-yearly in order to make the best decision. The hunting season should not begin in May but rather in June, so newborn cubs are not left motherless. The baiting distance should not be decreased but remain as is.
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Females with cubs must be protected; currently that is difficult as cubs are frequently treed or kept away by their mother while she forages.
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I disagree with the bear hunt. People should take steps to protect rather than kill. Bear season should be changed to June 1 to protect moms and cubs. Baiting should never be allowed. Dogs should never be allowed. I do not believe this is done for public safety.
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Females with cubs must be protected; currently that is difficult as cubs are frequently treed or kept away by their mother while she forages.
The current season of May 1 to June 15 should be changed to June 1 to June 30 to protect females with cubs as well as the cubs themselves.
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I'm shocked to find out we are hunting bears here in Ontario! What is the point? As human population continues to grow in staggering numbers and we are taking up more and more natural habitat all our wildlife needs to be protected more now than ever.
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The spring bear hunt is completely unnecessary. Autumn bear hunts are adequate for population control. Spring hunts have the potential for orphaned cubs and target bears during a vulnerable time of the year.
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I FIND IT APPALLING THAT ANY PERSON WOULD PURPOSELY WANT TO KILL A BEAR, OR ANY WILD ANIMAL UNLESS IT WAS TO HARVEST THAT ANIMAL FOR FOOD.
HUNTING TO CUT DOWN NUMBERS OF AN ABUNDANT SPECIES DOES NOT WORK AS IT THROWS NATURE OUT OF BALANCE.
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Highly Unethical and should not be allowed to happen, ever.
Females with cubs must be protected!
The current season of May 1 to June 15 should be changed to June 1 to June 30 to protect females with cubs as well as the cubs themselves.
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