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May 9, 2022
On Feb. 24, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)voted to lift a 51-year-old ban on black bear huntingin three designated bear sanctuaries in Western North Carolina and to rename all 22 bear sanctuaries in the state to “designated bear management units.”
The decision was made to stabilize an increasing bear population and reduce human-bear interactions by “removing problem bears and reversing human-conditioned behavior,” according to the NCWRC. The decision was met withbacklash from opponents, who say hunting may not target the bears actually involved in human interactions and who favor interventions that address the human side of the problem.
“The more knowledgeable you are, the more you understand bears, the more willingness you have to coexist,” said Bill Lea, a black bear photographer and retiree of the U.S. Forest…
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