1998-08-02
Times Colonist, Victoria, BC
by Cindy E. Harnett
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speakers included WCWC founder Paul George and wildlife campaigner Anthony
Marr. Many in the audience had helped to gather signatures for WCWC�s 1996
campaign in which about 90,000 signatures were obtained to save BC�s
bears.
At
that time, Environment Minister Cathy McGregor did not act on any of the
organization�s three requests: to stop bear hunting, to further protect
bear habitat or to increase fines for poachers. The minister re-stated her
commitment to hunters last week.
�Trophy hunting is a concern to some British Columbians, but there are
real economic benefits to hunting around the province. In the interior,
hunting is very much a way of life and the way in which some areas of our
province gain economic opportunity,� she said�
Marr
says there are (possibly as few as) 4,000 to 7,000 grizzlies left. He
expects in 20-30 years, they will be extinct in almost all of BC if no
action is taken.
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