Bear Hunting In Canada
What do you think about the hunting of bears in the USA and Canada, and why?
I am totally against hunting for fun – period, whatever the species – whether it’s a bird, a fox or a bear! Culling (when it is scientifically researched), hunting for food, and hunting by indigenous peoples are different issues.
In answer with one or two of the answers posted here – today, a major threat to the American black bear is poaching, to supply Asian markets with bear galls and paws, considered to have medicinal value in China, Japan, and Korea. The demand for these parts also affects grizzly and polar bears. So it’s not just Aisiatic balck bears that are taken.
The grizzly bear is listed as threatened in the contiguous United States, and endangered in parts of Canada. In Alaska and parts of Canada however, the grizzly is still legally shot for sport by hunters, which defies belief. And recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “de-listed” the population of Grizzlies in the Yellowstone National Park, effectively removing their protection. So what’s the point of National Parks if creatures aren’t protected? It seems the hunting and shooting fraternity have a seriously large amount of political clout!
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