B.C. Parks no Haven for Grizzly Bears Targeted by Trophy Hunters

28 February 2010, 00:44

http://www.vancouversun.com/tr...s/2612140/story.html

28 February 2010, 01:41

samwise

David Suzuki--the enemy of good scientific wildlife management--If we have an Order of Canada Metal we should have an Enemy of Canada one as well. He is my first candidate.

28 February 2010, 06:45

Canuck

quote:
Originally posted by samwise:
David Suzuki--the enemy of good scientific wildlife management--If we have an Order of Canada Metal we should have an Enemy of Canada one as well. He is my first candidate.

Ditto that, Bob.

28 February 2010, 07:07

Graylake

Interesting

"said the finding is based on a review of 10,811 grizzlies killed by humans from 1977 to 2009 in B.C." and "When the foundation overlaid the kill sites against a map of provincial park boundaries it discovered that at least 547 grizzlies (a figure that does not include 2009 kills) were shot in 60 provincial parks, wildlife management areas, ecological reserves, and conservancies"

My guess would be that to make there point the analysis would include these kills that might have happened before some of these parks and ecological reserves were even established. Almost 30 years of data....

I am sure that a big chunk of these areas were still legal hunting areas when the kills happened.

Because in Alberta there was a huge push in the late '90s to make Prov. Parks and Wildland Sites for the big year 2000.

Just my thoughts.....

Graylake

28 February 2010, 07:43

Canuck

quote:
Originally posted by Graylake:
Interesting

"said the finding is based on a review of 10,811 grizzlies killed by humans from 1977 to 2009 in B.C." and "When the foundation overlaid the kill sites against a map of provincial park boundaries it discovered that at least 547 grizzlies (a figure that does not include 2009 kills) were shot in 60 provincial parks, wildlife management areas, ecological reserves, and conservancies"

My guess would be that to make there point the analysis would include these kills that might have happened before some of these parks and ecological reserves were even established. Almost 30 years of data....

I am sure that a big chunk of these areas were still legal hunting areas when the kills happened.

Because in Alberta there was a huge push in the late '90s to make Prov. Parks and Wildland Sites for the big year 2000.

Just my thoughts.....

Graylake

There is surely some truth to that. There was a big flood of park creation in the early 1990's.

And the take from parks is less than 6% of the total!

Regardless of either of those points, however, it is perfectly legal to hunt in most of BC's provincial parks.

Probably a very good thing for the bears really...the highest rate of g-bear mortality occurs in the National Parks, where hunting is not allowed and bear-human conflicts are the greatest.

01 March 2010, 04:59

calgarychef1

It really shows how hunting is a great use of renewable resources. They took over 10,000 grizzlies and the population is still in good shape. So what's bad about that?

the chef

01 March 2010, 05:17

Dewey

I was involved in the campaigns to preserve some of the parks mentioned and I started my advocacy in 1961, when I was 15. I do not remember a Faisal Moola being involved in this long, arduous battle against the forces of landraping destruction.

I met Suzuki first some 40 years ago, he is among the most arrogant and insolent men I have ever met and he is a complete charlatan who used the volunteer environmental movement to enrich himself. I despise Suzuki and I really am suspicious of anyone associated with his "foundation".

Well, I guess some guy like Faisal Moola has greater rights in BC than I do.

01 March 2010, 06:25

samwise

Well Dewey-care to help me with my enemy of Canada move!???!

01 March 2010, 20:44

Daryl S.

Does that number of grizzlies shot include the 64 shot in one fall, in the town of Mackenzie, B.C. in the late 90's? Just curious.

Susuki is an A-hole.

I have no drive nor desire to shoot a grizzly, but do know they are quite overpopulated in some areas.
Couple years ago, while guilding moose hunters, we saw 5 different grizzlies during a 10 day hunt - all within 15 miles of camp. That is overpopulated.

01 March 2010, 21:06

Daryl S.

Golfing in BC is a hoot!!!!!!!!!

02 March 2010, 06:52

Daryl S.

This just in- a successful bear hunt in Alberta - game branch uncertain as to whether it is a brown phase black bear or grizzly.