� In
Victoria again last week, Marr looked intent, yet weary, as he held up the
leaked document (by Dionys de Leeuw - see 1998-09-18 Global and Mail
article)�
The
document backs Marr�s belief that the ministry has overestimated BC�s
grizzly bear population�
�We
must begin to protect our bears today,� Marr says. �Our objective is to
prevent them from becoming endangered� It�s a vicious spiral� It is a
double-edged sword for a species to be declared endangered, because it
drives up the black market value, thus encouraging more poaching. We can
see that cloud on the horizon,� he says�
Part
of the problem, he says, is that BC�s hunting policy is set by three
bodies - the provincial Environment Ministry, the BC Wildlife Federation
and the BC Guide-Outfitters� Association, all of which, Marr charges, has
vested interests in hunting.
Again,
de Leeuw�s report backs Marr up, saying �BC�s decision regarding grizzly
bear allocation have almost exclusively accommodated the interests of
trophy hunters, who make up less than one tenth of one percent of the
people.�
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