In the News: Pushback against Grizzly Bear Protections

Read relevant news articles to Pacific Wild’s Grizzly Bear campaign.

Grizzly bears are listed under the Species at Risk Act and have some protections in place in Canada as well as in the United States, including B.C’s ban on the grizzly bear trophy hunt which was put in place in 2017. However, pro-hunting sentiment has remained and there are concerns that protection measures for grizzlies may be threatened on both sides of the border in 2023.

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  • CKNW Radio - Wayne McCrory interviewed about Grizzly Bear Stewardship on the Jill Bennet Show - Oct 11, 2023 00:00

New Poll Shows Public Support Still in Favour of Ban on Trophy Hunting:

Coast Reporter  “British Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly bear hunting ban: survey” Oct 5, 2023

CTV News  Vast majority of B.C. residents still oppose hunting grizzlies for sport, survey finds” Oct 4, 2023

InfoTel  Most of BC in favour of a trophy hunting ban for large predators” Oct 4, 2023

iHeartRadio  MOST BRITISH COLUMBIANS ARE OPPOSED TO HUNTING GRIZZLY BEARS FOR SPORT” Oct, 2023

Global News  British Columbians overwhelmingly oppose return of grizzly trophy hunting: poll” Oct 4, 2023

Business Intelligence for B.C. British Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly bear hunting ban: survey” Oct 5, 2023

Times Colonist  Comment: British Columbians overwhelmingly against reinstating grizzly bear trophy hunt” Oct 6, 2023

CastanetBritish Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly hunting ban: survey” Oct 5, 2023

Alaska Highway NewsBritish Columbians remain overwhelmingly supportive of grizzly bear hunting ban: survey” Oct 5, 2023

My Comox Valley NowBC Residents in Favour of a Law to Protect Grizzly Bears From Trophy Hunting” Oct 5, 2023

Kamloops NowMajority of British Columbians don’t want ban on grizzly trophy hunting lifted: poll” Oct 5, 2023

Victoria NewsMajority of British Columbians still disapprove of grizzly bear trophy hunting” Oct 7, 2023

Global NewsPoll finds grizzly hunt ban supported by most in B.C.” Oct 4, 2023

Vancouver Sun Nicholas Read: What’s the grizzly bear stewardship framework questionnaire really for?” Nov 9, 2023

Grizzlies – Other Interesting News:

UVIC NewsFacial recognition AI software identifies individual bears” Nov 6, 2020