Friday, April 1, 2011

Alberta Spring Bear Hunt Cancelled (Calgary Herald)



Photo Chris Servheen FWS

Spring grizzly hunt cancelled in Alberta for 
fifth year in a row


There won’t be a grizzly bear hunt again this spring, the Alberta government said today.


Alberta’s grizzly bears are a threatened species and there hasn’t been a hunt in the province since 2006. Darcy Whiteside, Alberta Sustainable Development spokesperson, said when there’s a harvestable population then the province will re-examine the issue.

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