The Anti hunters and the Olympics.

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Here they come, as predicted they would, with the world audiance of the olympices. This from teh BC Wildlife Federation.

The "Sport" That Should Be Banned

Growing International Network Calls on B.C. Government to End the "Sport" That it Does Not Want people to Know About -- The Trophy Hunt of Bears in the Great Bear Rainforest.
VANCOUVER, BC, February 16, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/--



In less than two months, the B.C. government plans to open the trophy hunt of bears in the internationally celebrated Great Bear Rainforest. Trophy hunters will be allowed to gun down vulnerable grizzlies and black bears as they emerge from hibernation.

A growing international network consisting of First Nations, conservation, animal protection and tourism groups -- representing more than 15 million members and constituents from over 40 countries -- is calling on the government to ban the trophy hunt for ethical, cultural, conservation and economic reasons.

"This is not a sport, it is a senseless slaughter," said Art Sterritt, Executive Director of Coastal First Nations. "The trophy hunt goes against every moral teaching that we carry and is disrespectful to our culture and values."

"When one looks at the diversity of groups calling for action, from First Nations and wildlife viewing businesses to some of the world's leading conservation and animal welfare organisations, it is clear that the time has come to end this anachronistic blood sport." said Ian McAllister, Executive Director of BC-based Pacific Wild. "With the 2010 Olympic games in town, the eyes of the world are on BC's environmental practices, and this trophy hunt is tarnishing our reputation."

"The international condemnation of this trophy hunt will continue to build until the bears in the Great Bear Rainforest are protected," said Rebecca Aldworth, Executive Director of Humane Society International/Canada. "British Columbia residents and the world community stand united in their opposition to the cruel and needless trophy hunting of bears."

"British Columbia should be celebrating our wildlife heritage, not killing it for sport or for a senseless trophy," said Dean Wyatt, owner of Knight Inlet Lodge and a Director of the Commercial Bear Viewing Association. Our businesses depend on healthy bear populations and a positive international reputation."

For More Information:

Rebecca Aldworth,
Executive Director,
Humane Society International
Canada phone: (514)575-6797
raldworth@humanesociety.org

Ian McAllister,
Executive Director,
Pacific Wild
phone:(250)957-2480
ian@pacificwild.org

Art Sterritt,
Executive Director of Coastal First Nations
phone: (604)868-9110

Dean Wyatt,
Coastal Bear Viewing Association,
phone (250)203-0353

Background:
- The Great Bear Rainforest, located on the BC central and north coast, contains the largest tracts of intact old growth temperate rainforest on earth.

- Each spring and fall season, the government of British Columbia allows trophy hunters, both local and foreign, to kill bears in the Great Bear Rainforest.

- A 2009 Ipsos Reid poll shows that 79 percent of British Columbians oppose the trophy hunting of bears.

- Of the 430 grizzlies killed in 2007 in BC, 87 percent were killed by trophy hunters. Approximately 300 BC grizzly bears are killed annually.

- Bear viewing is far more lucrative than bear hunting in BC. One bear viewing lodge in Knight inlet alone generates more revenue than the entire combined grizzly bear hunting industry.

Signatories of ad campaign: For ad download go to: www.pacificwild.org (Ad in Vancouver Sun today, Feb 16 pgA13)

Pacific Wild
Humane Society International/Canada
Humane Society of the United States
Humane Society
Wildlife Land Trust
Coastal First Nations
Greenpeace
Sierra Club BC
Western Canada Wilderness Committee
David Suzuki Foundation
The Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
Valhalla Wilderness Society
Bears Matter
Forest Ethics
Animal Rights Sweden
Freedom for Animals - Croatia
Brigitte Bardot Foundation - France
Franz Weber Foundation - Switzerland
Global Action in the Interest of Animals (GAIA) - Belgium
Fundacion para la Adopcion, Apadrinamiento y Defensa de los Animales (FAADA) - Spain
Four Paws (International)
Respect for Animals - UK
Commercial Bear Viewing Association of British Columbia
Robin Wood Canopy



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BCWF ALERT

John B. Holdstock
BC Wildlife Federation

Kelowna, B.C.
 
Just circulate these photo's around the same places this article is circulated. :)

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H4831 said:
- Bear viewing is far more lucrative than bear hunting in BC. One bear viewing lodge in Knight inlet alone generates more revenue than the entire combined grizzly bear hunting industry.

Signatories of ad campaign: For ad download go to: www.pacificwild.org (Ad in Vancouver Sun today, Feb 16 pgA13)Pacific Wild

John B. Holdstock
BC Wildlife Federation

Kelowna, B.C.
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Is that true?
 
Nine times out of ten, international opinion comes from the UK. Having seen how well they have managed and continue to manage their wildlife, we should mount a counter-campaign to demand they actually have bear and wolves roaming freely in their country before they tell us what to do with ours.
 
Animal Rights Sweden
Freedom for Animals - Croatia
Brigitte Bardot Foundation - France

Wow, we should be concerned.

Anyway, I would like to know how much that one lodge contributed back to the local economies? Do they hire first nations to work the lodge? Are they going to set up a lodge in Cranberry Junction? Pftt.
 
We should send everyone from this "growing international network consisting of First Nations, conservation, animal protection and tourism groups -- representing more than 15 million members and constituents from over 40 countries" unarmed into grizzly country unarmed with a steak tied around their neck.

Then maybe we will see if their opinion changes.
 
Didnt we have 4 years to prep for this?
Why didnt the BCWF have ads out first promoting the conservation of wildlife? the ethics, tradition, economy, benefits ect ect of hunting

The anti's have one thing going for them, they are always prepared. Hunters just sit around and #####.
 
I was gonna say give them free Timothy Treadwell T-shirts for the first 1000 members who hand feed berries to these 1000lb+ Gentle Bens! To get them out of harms way! :D

My secound point would be, lets bring them all over to do some berry picking?? Hmmmm now what would be a good time or the year??? This media crap always comes out when it's too cold to come out from behind a desk, and the same with the followers!

But , Hey say, save the bears and come out and feed them! And save them!

Your gonna have alot of Timothy t-shirts kicking around, but they make good gun rags!
 
Gatehouse said:
To answer that, first you would have to define what the grizzly hunting industry is....
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Clark, You've probably read about it as much as I have and you are even a little closer to it. I think they are referring to the grizzly industry in the coastal area.
But, exact dollar figures aside, those bear watching stations have gone over big time and are drawing watchers from world wide.
I hate to say these things, but I am certainly not giving away secrets. "They," will have the figures memorized.
What this does seem to show up is just how little the BC hunters keep on top of things. All of this bear watching activity, the buying out of a licenced grizzly outfitter, the agreements with the natives, and every other phase of it has been very well publicised.
Bruce
 
joe m said:
I'm surprised the seal hunt hasn't come up yet. I'm tired of the PC world this has become.
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Agreed, I live on Vancouver Island, and the growing seal population that is now unchallenged by the killer whale is harming the commercial and sport industry to the point where there is no salmon industry south of Courtney.

Back on topic, all the anti's have no idea how much work goes into actual hunting, and by how much revenue is based around hunters not only buying tags, but ALL the "Must have" gear....that keeps getting cooler by the way. I support hunting in all aspects, and most hunters I have ever met are far more concerned about the overall ecosystem and what is effected by overpopulation of grizzlies, black bears, wolves etc.
 
There was a story on Global TV 6:00 news Feb 16, with some douche who runs a viewing guide company saying how awful the hunt was. Yapping at quest in the BC pavilion? He should have been removed as a protester.

Black Bears are not trophy hunted, by law we must consume the meat.

Grizzly bears are fur bearing and plentiful everywhere.

It all comes down to money and emotional lies. I wrote the MoE for BC, Global, and the idiot from the interview. We should also be on the BCWF and the GOAs to put out some positive press.
 
I was thinking about this when I knew the antis were gearing up their pr machine for the Olympics some time ago. I thought it would be a good idea to give out maps as part of tourist information. Show where bears live in BC. Basically every where except in downtown Vancouver. Give safety tips on how to avoid being eaten, etc. It is unfourtunate tourist don't realize they are in the midts of bear country being in Whistler and Cypress Bowl. Grizzlie are spreading where ever elk and moose are found the grizzlies follow. In the Squamish River area not too far from the Olympic cross country ski area there are grizzlies. If I had time......:bangHead:
The best publicity would be to have tourist eaten by a bear.
 
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Someone should send these jokers out to the suburbs to actually see the bears coming in from the bush to raid the trash cans and eat cat food off the porches. Then see how much they want to share "their" place with the ever-expanding bear population.
 
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