It’s wonderful news that three orphaned grizzly cubs were saved and cared for by Fish, Wildlife and Parks Rehabilitation.
I find it puzzling that FWP works diligently to save three animals while it manages trapping wild animals on public lands. Nearly 53,000 animals were trapped in 2013-14. The actual number was larger as only roughly 1/3 of the 15 plus animals that can legally be trapped are required to be reported.
As immediate kill is not assured, many animals endure several hours or days of dehydration, starvation and pain until they are finally killed when the trap is checked. We do not know the untold numbers of offspring who die of starvation when their mother is killed by a trapper. We will never know the exact numbers of how many animals suffer in this way because FWP does not check traps and would never be…
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Exposing the Big Game 