Comments on: Alaska needs to value its live bears

By: pi boson

pi boson — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 02:39:26 +0000

Lesley Richards, NPS, has co-authored terrific work on economic ROI of Brooks Falls bears, a compelling story that further demonstrates that states are ill -equipped to implement sustainable measures that benefit the People and the local economies.

By: Pat Young

Pat Young — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:34:31 +0000

Great article Wendy! The Western governors and Congress officials really need to be educated. Better yet bite them out! Save the bears! End trophy hunters!

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ALASKA NEEDS TO VALUE ITS LIVE BEARS - Nevada WildLife Alliance — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 01:36:12 +0000

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By: Donald Molde

Donald Molde — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:42:04 +0000

Wendy puts it well. This bizarre and non-scientific ‘war’ on predators across the West and in Alaska (perhaps the worst of the lot) is symbolic of changing times.
Wildlife watchers (and mutualists) now outnumber hunters substantially both in numbers and economic benefits. The public likes its wildlife alive and well. Hunters are in decline, shrinking in numbers each year, yet they still have all the votes and persist in ancient mythology that predators control prey species…instead of the other way round. The more it doesn’t work, the more they pursue this ‘war’ on predators to no avail. Truly, hunter behavior has shown clearly that we no longer should tolerate our current situation which is the Fox is in charge of the Henhouse. Wildlife management needs to be democratically and demographically consistent with the broad public interest, not a handful of ‘traditionalists’ running wildlife agencies like a private game farm.

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Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:50:22 +0000

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