These two news reports show us, first, what the argument will be in BC when and if any provincial government considers a GB hunt - the nub of the argument is — “so what if there are more bears, there are lots of ways to keep people safe without hunting the bears…” The second article shows how GB’s in western N.A. are reclaiming territory that bears have been absent from for decades. It proves the population is growing steadily, which some might assume would lead to hunts. But hold on. GB ‘s will continue to expand their population and range and the anti hunters are already working on an argument (starting in Wyoming where the government is considering a hunt) with a plan to bring that argument north of the 49th if a BC government ever entertains a GB hunt. So those of us that believe we should hunt GB’s should be sharpening our arguments and our refutation of their argument.
Now read these two short articles to get the context.
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/zack-strong/help-us-tell-wyoming-not-hunt-or-bait-grizzly-bears
https://apnews.com/b40d39f9c106820fbee333ec2deb386b
Thanks to Dr Charles Kay for the heads up!