Why are the Big Horn Sheep disappearing from Premier Ridge & gone from Sheep Mountain?
Life-long biologist & hunter Ken Sumanik on wolf management
Wolf Control: A Caribou Population Recovery?
The forty-five year old argument over the demise of Woodland Caribou populations continues: Predation or habitat (area and food supply)? Habitat in National Parks has not been impacted significantly, but is deemed to be impacted on public, Crown Lands in British Columbia and western Alberta that has resulted in major timber harvesting and sub surface resource exploration and development reductions across large areas in both provinces.
A local hunter's letter to Premier Horgan about our Big Game crisis & government's response.
Dear Premier Horgan:
The Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resources is asking for feed back concerning the proposed changes in the Hunting and Trapping Regulations in BC. One proposal for the Kootenay Region I am adamantly opposed to reads: No Intentional Feeding or Baiting ungulates in the Kootenay Region”;
Grizzly Bear Hunting Ban = More GB's Executed by CO's
In the East Kootenay, there are more than enough GB’s to sustain a spring hunt. The only reason there is a GB hunting ban is because urban voters trump science for government.
About Wolves from Our Favourite Expert, Dr. Valerie Geist
People and Wolves - A History Lesson
This is a French article but in english. If you want to understand the history of wolves as we humans interact with them, this is the source.
We Call Bullshit On Claims Wolves Never Attack Humans
Dr, Charles Kay is one of North America’s most well-researched, most literate and most outspoken experts on wildlife. Here he is proving conclusively that wolves, given certain circumstances, are quite comfortable eating humans.
Why Wolves Have Returned to France
This is an article from the Economist talking about why wolves have returned to a land that wolves disappeared from decades ago. This has application to big game in the East Kootenay.
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2017/09/11/why-wolves-are-back-in-france