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43010

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I fully support the full return of spring hunt. We have been having less and less bear problems every year since the temporary spring hunt. The bear population is actually seeing a higher cub survival rate as the large boars are being harvested. Read more

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43014

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The Harris Government cancelled the Spring Bear Hunt based on facts and science compiled over decades that was provided by its own research biologists. No other game animals are hunted when they are nursing their young offspring so why would this make sense for our Black Bears. Read more

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43016

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At at time when we are in the middle of a climate crisis and populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have, on average, declined in size by 60 percent in just over 40 years (WWF stat from 2018), this is not the time for the government to allow a spring bear hunt. Read more

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43021

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The idea of a spring black bear hunt is appalling. Black Bear females are emerging from their dens with their babies whom the mothers are nursing. I understand that American hunters will also be allowed to hunt Black Bears in the spring. Regardless of whether Read more

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43022

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I am strongly opposed to the Spring Bear Hunt. It should be stopped completely. I have had enough of wild animals in this province being treated as a ‘resource’. Science has proven that these are sentient beings - not objects for us to kill, torment and torture. Read more

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43025

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International Fund for Animal Welfare Canada

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We are deeply concerned by the intention to proceed with expanding the spring bear hunt without any evaluation of the two pilot projects initiated since 2014. The purpose of a pilot project is to test and evaluate an idea, and provide insight and data before proceeding at a larger scale. Read more

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43026

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Hello, Bears have families, just like us. Bear hunting takes parents away from babies and leaves those babies vulnerable. I know that hunting is profitable for the government for tourism and hunting licences, but that is a really poor reason for it to continue. Read more

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43027

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Issues regarding the proposal to eliminate special black bear hunting opportunities for non-resident landowners and non-resident immediate relatives. The true undermining issue is here that the government has failed to eliminate individuals from splitting property up into different ownership. Read more

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43028

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How do you legal get away with making a proposal decision and then after the decision is made posting the comments? Are you even considering the public comments? Why cant we see the public comments on the proposal prior to the decision being made? Read more

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43036

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Here are the reasons I believe should be implemented in the upcoming black bear hunting regulations: Females with cubs must be protected; currently that is difficult as cubs are frequently treed or kept away by their mother while she forages. Read more