Stop the Trophy Hunt

Imagine the Great Bear Rainforest without bears. It's time for Environment Minister Terry Lake to end the trophy hunt and dedicate resources to helping grizzly populations recover.

: Photo: Daryl Spencer, www.essential-landscape.com

Did you think bears were safe in the Great Bear Rainforest? Think again.

Despite the strong opposition of First Nations and a large majority of British Columbians, bears can still get shot in most parts of the Great Bear Rainforest. Across the province more than 11,000 grizzlies have been killed since 1975; 87 per cent by trophy hunters.

The Great Bear Rainforest should be a safe place for bears, but First Nations, environmental organizations and ecotourism operators have reported that they are seeing fewer bears and cubs in many parts of the Great Bear Rainforest. Some years, the numbers of salmon declined dramatically just when bears needed the fish most in order to fatten up for their winter hibernation and nursing newborn cubs.Yet the trophy hunt continues, even in protected areas of the Great Bear Rainforest.

It's time for Environment Minister Terry Lake to end the trophy hunt and dedicate resources to helping grizzly populations recover.

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Minister Terry Lake (B.C. Environment Minister)

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I urge you to put an end to the destructive and shameful practice of trophy hunting Grizzly Bears.

Grizzly bears face habitat loss, declining food sources, and increased mortality wherever they come in contact with humans. We are already jeopardizing their survival in so many ways, and I for one want a future with grizzly bears in it.

I want to know that these massive and majestic creatures are still out there. I want to know that protected areas actually protect something. And I want to know that I can go and explore the beauty of these areas without fearing I might accidentally get shot.

The Great Bear Rainforest is a model for conservation, with 33 percent of the region (2.1 million hectares) off-limits to commercial forestry and large-scale hydro generation. The network of protected areas is rightfully celebrated as a major step toward conserving the health of ecosystems in the region, and protecting rare and threatened species. Grizzly bears roam all through these protected areas, and fish the salmon that thrive in healthy forests.

The province has a responsibility to live up to the Great Bear agreements and protect the great bears of the rainforest by making hunting illegal, both in protected areas and throughout the region. Please put an end to this unbearable “sport” today.

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