Biologists warn against proposal to expand grizzly bear hunt

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by WENDY STUECK

VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail

Published Friday, Dec. 06 2013

The B.C. government is proposing to open up grizzly hunting next season in two areas where it’s now banned, despite a recent study that concluded the government is underestimating the number of bears killed each year and recommended a more cautious approach.

Two proposals, posted on the Ministry of Forests website in November, suggest opening grizzly bear management units, or MUs, in the Kootenay and Cariboo regions for limited grizzly bear hunting next spring.

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