Bear Hunt

• Nova Scotia scraps spring bear hunt idea, public ‘very divided’ on issue

  The Nova Scotia government has decided not to hold a spring bear hunt after it says public consultation showed Nova Scotians are 'very divided' on the issue.

  Environment

  Apr 17
  
• Poll suggests majority of British Columbians support complete ban on grizzly bear hunt

  The online survey found nearly two-thirds of self-described hunters who responded would support a complete ban.

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2017
  
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• Decapitated bear found on Haida Gwaii beach prompts investigation

  "The only reason I could see to remove the head of the animal would be to keep the head, or the skull as something of a souvenir."

  Aug 16, 2017
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• ‘Almost got my jugular vein’: Hunter describes being attacked by massive bear

  A North Carolina man is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a nearly 400 pound bear during a hunt.

  World

  Dec 30, 2016
• Ontario expands spring black bear hunt pilot project

  A spring bear hunt pilot project in Ontario is being expanded to all areas of the province that currently have a fall bear hunt.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2016
• Getting to know more about the Great Bear Rainforest

  The Great Bear Rainforest, about 700km northwest of Vancouver, runs along the central and north Pacific coast of British Columbia, stretching from the Discovery Islands northward to Alaska. It is the largest, intact temperate rainforest in the world.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2016
• Court dismisses arguments against planned spring bear hunt in Ontario

  An Ontario court is to hear arguments today against the province's planned spring bear hunt - just days before it is scheduled to begin.

  Apr 29, 2014
• Animal rights groups heading to court over Ontario’s spring bear hunt

  Two animal rights groups are heading to court after the Ontario government announced a pilot project for a spring bear hunt this year.

  Apr 17, 2014
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• Bob Barker calls Ontario’s bear hunt pilot project ‘barbaric’

  The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters is urging the public to make sure "big city animal rights extremists" don't derail the province's spring bear hunt.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2014
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• Ontario dismisses Bob Barker’s call to scrap spring bear hunt

  Ontario is dismissing a request from TV personality Bob Barker to scrap plans to return the spring bear hunt in the province.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2014