The Valhalla Wilderness Society is appalled that B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is proposing to triple the number of licences from 50 to 150 for resident hunters seeking to kill a grizzly bear in a remote area in the Peace. The ministry also proposes lifting the limitations on the number of wolves that hunters can kill in the Kootenays, the Peace, Thompson-Nicola and Omineca, allowing hunters to kill wolves year round and permitting trappers to trap wolves on private land.
The government’s rationales for these proposed increases are based on speculative and anecdotal observations of grizzly bear and wolf population numbers, often provided by those with vested interests, including hunters and trappers. So much for science-based decision-making.
Do not support trophy hunting or trapping. Protect our wildlife.
Louise Taylor
New Denver, B.C.
