Just the facts: the Conservation Officer Service and bear killings
The Conservation Officer Service has stuck to their guns on why they kill so many bears in British Columbia. Let’s look at their messaging and compare it to the bare facts.
The Conservation Officer Service has stuck to their guns on why they kill so many bears in British Columbia. Let’s look at their messaging and compare it to the bare facts.
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“There is a clear lack of trust between the public and the COS,” says Lesley Fox of The Fur-Bearers. “This cannot continue."
Our open letter to Minister of Environment George Heyman asks the question of who is ultimately responsible for enforcing attractant management laws in BC.
Coverage of bears have painted them as attackers – but what happens if we consider the bear’s perspective?
There are solutions to end suffering of animals caught by traps in Delta, BC. This post has no graphic images.
And Luci Cadman of the North Shore Black Bear Society knows how we can treat it. Find out more on this episode of the Defender Radio podcast!
High-value bird seed can attract bears even if garbage is properly secure.
The BC SPCA has created a self-guided tour on June 9, 2019 to show off catios of all shapes and sizes in the Vancouver area.
ACTION ALERT: Eroded public trust, lack of preventative funding, and changing attitudes spell need for evolution of bear management in BC.
Plans to protect mountain caribou are being developed, but will industry and political misinformation mixed with willful ignorance of economics and science determine their fate? Charlotte Dawe of the Wilderness Committee joins Defender Radio to discuss.
Information about what preceded the contact, if an investigation revealed feeding, and other questions must be asked by journalists.
The Fur-Bearers are offering a reward to find out who's responsible for a trapped and tortured raccoon. This post contains no graphic images.
The Fur-Bearers are offering $1,000 to identify and convict the person(s) responsible for killing a beloved family pet and poaching. There are no graphic images in this article.
Charlotte Dawe of the Wilderness Committee tells Defender Radio why plans to save species by killing others are inherently flawed and what we can do to get conservation efforts right.
TAKE ACTION: Wildlife killing contests are unscientific, inherently inhumane, and go against the ethics of most Canadians. It's time for British Columbia to end them.
The Fur-Bearers will publish public report with findings from the complaint and court process.
Legislative changes may make it easier to prosecute cruelty.
Boss was caught and injured by a snare. This is his story, as told by his guardian Amanda Duke.
Three things to consider when looking for humane strategies and options in managing rats in homes and businesses.
We are calling on the government of British Columbia to immediately enact a trap warning sign system that requires trappers to post bright, visible signage at all access points when traps are within 20 metres of a street, service road, trail, pathway, or other publicly accessible area.
Ongoing pressure from The Fur-Bearers and advocates highlighted in National Post article reveal change may be on the way.
$15,288.50 in damages sought according to court documents obtained by The Fur-Bearers
Ocean Adventures donating 5% of referrals to Great Bear Rainforest in Spring trips in 2019 to The Fur-Bearers!