When people feed a bear as depicted in this story nothing good results. The couple involved are being completely selfish consumed by their own perverse need to 'take care of' wildlife. The end result of their irresponsiblity may very well be the destruction of the bears.
The images presented in the media should not be seen as cute or charming. They represent a complete abuse of our natural relationship with wildlife.
I was really upset to learn of the story of the bear caught in a leghold trap. The Times did a good article on the recent event . I was saddened to hear of this poor animal , starving , with an infected stump bleeding , after he'd chewed his own leg off. To know there is a person still owning and using a leghold trap ,in this day and age , is hard to believe . To knowingly hurt an animal , to this extreme, really should be investigated by the RCMP . What do we as a society need to do to make this happen ? It needs to happen !
It's interesting to compare this CMHC report with one issued today by the Candian Centre for Policy Alternatives--a report that is much more pessimistic.
We're in a bad position right now: speculation in real estate has led to unsustainably high valuations. People have borrowed against this 'equity' and are now only able to make their debt payments with the help of extraordinarily low interest rates.
When rates rise, the bubble will burst...and the rates will rise eventually.--ed.
Go to this link and sign the new petition to protect the Christina Lake bears. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-the-bc-black-bears-safe/
I guess there were so many concerned folks that the organizers decided to start another list of names. Good!
Our son was diagnosed with autism 42 years ago. At that time if one mentioned the word "autism" the likely response was "Huh?"
No much progress, if any, has been made in the treatment and care of people with autism in the past four decades (my biased opinion), but at least people are now aware of the fact that there is such a disorder. A strategy such as is outlined in this report would be one monumental step in the right direction.
I sincerely hope that this motion will not fall victim to the narrow-minded bickering we have seen in the House of Commons in the past five years. Families with autistic children have enough to cope with as it is, they certainly do not need to have their problem toyed with by partisan interests.
Thanks for reporting in this Alex, and good luck with the motion, I hope you will succeed.
Here we are again in the world of the 'corporate citizen', where private interests can file suites against real human beings acting in accordance with real laws, etc. I don't object to people with stakes in businesses objecting to the anti-HST movement, but they should object under their own names: 'Dudley Warbucks, CEO of Megalog, filed suit against...' reads more honestly than the vaguely 'astroturf-y' 'business community'.--ed.
I don't know where you're from, or the conservation officers (COs) in your area, but I know the ones here, and they are good people who care.
They don't have a ton of expensive equipment, and they don't wantonly shoot animals.
They're doing a difficult job with too few resources in an area where people insist on creating most of the problem by luring animals with dog food, garbage, etc ...sometimes through misguided good intentions, but more often than not because they're selfish and don't give a damn.
I believe education and empathy for the animals provide most of the solution, but maybe I'm wrong, I don't know.
What I do know is that hate-filled, rage-spewing diatribes won't solve anything.
Many years ago I worked on a forestry bridge crew. The camp cook made 6 or 8 pies a day. There were only 4 of us on the crew. He would put all the extra food in 5 gal buckets to feed his bears.
One day his favorite old black bear got in a big fight with a 4 or 5 year old Grizzly. Old Irish waded into the battle with a broom to break it up. Irish got a couple broken ribs from his fav bear.
Now if the FishCops had a guy like Irish working for them, he would build a trail of pies deeper and deeper into the bush to save those bears. But not so with the highly educated game wardens of today; their answer is to shoot them. Anything that takes away from their budget for jetboats atv's and the latest fancy truck is dealt with that way.
A similar story (from 5 or 6 years back) was the killing of 8 or 10 Moose (some with calfs) that wandered into town during a winter with more than usual snow. A couple cowboys with ropes and a large pen with a few bails would have saved those animals but NO a bullet is better and the FishCops know "best". That year a bullet ended up in a balcony after it passed through or missed the moose. They then started shooting them with marbles until they got the poor animal in a less public place to kill them. Most of these university trained biology students are afraid of wildlife. These guys and gals are chicken shit, scared what ever you want to call them. Protectors of wildlife they are not.
This issue is bound to be made in to a reality show. So beware FC's you will be demonized if you kill all these animals.
Maybe get a couple of those bear dogs to put the run on them if you can't find a pie man to lead them away to safety. Wildlife officials don't care about the wildlife if their answers are always Shoot Shoot.
My trapper friends would do a better job. They released cougar and wolf from their snares by putting a blanket over them then slipping their hand under to cut the cord with snips. These guys are brave. The cougar was a protected species and the wolf had hair rubbed off its back and was worthless. Boo FishCops boo.
Thanks, Injure Spice. I also agree with your final positioning of the apostrophe--a fitting tribute to the beloved 'Charlie' to whom your team pays tribute. Gnarlie's Angels it is...--ed.
After Much debate, we are, Gnarlie's Angels, apostrophe and all! The tickets for the September 12th bout can be purchased through article-provided venues. The fundraiser tickets for August 27th can only be purchased through the Angels themselves... you may just find them skating around town...
Good to hear there might be new Kootenay derby teams forming. The Nelson team might consider calling itself "Incensed Incense', which seems to strike the right balance between roller derby aggression and hazy Nelson-ishness . As for what the proposed Beaver Valley team might call itself...well, let's not even go there.--ed.
I assume this is the thingy on the way up the hill that A) does not work and B) appears to have been attacked by paintballs. I was wondering what was going on with it. HMPH.
Ah, Kyra...your style of writing is a brilliant light in a wilderness! 'Wild animals masquerading as people'...just can't beat that. Everything you say is pertinent and valid. Keep up the good work of stating your position on events firmly and unwaveringly.
It is a crying shame that these beautiful "healthy" bears may very well be "destroyed" for the only reason that a human chose to feed them. Why is it OK to kill these healthy bears but not the "unhealthy" deer in town that humans have also decided to feed.
Whether it is bears or deer it is still illegal to feed them. If the human in this story is charged for feeding the bears then numerous humans in Grand Forks should also be charged for feeding the deer.
Awesome write up Krya couldn't have said it better myself great and valid points.
Its sad to see such a nice place like Christina Lake thrown into the spotlight like this. :( Poor animals hopefully they will face charges from Conservation on top of the criminal charges.
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How ridiculous!!
When people feed a bear as depicted in this story nothing good results. The couple involved are being completely selfish consumed by their own perverse need to 'take care of' wildlife. The end result of their irresponsiblity may very well be the destruction of the bears.
The images presented in the media should not be seen as cute or charming. They represent a complete abuse of our natural relationship with wildlife.
I agree with you 100%. I am so disgusted that someone would do that to any animal, especially a bear.
I'm so glad the bears are not going to be shot.
And what a great video! The raccoon stole the show!
I was really upset to learn of the story of the bear caught in a leghold trap. The Times did a good article on the recent event . I was saddened to hear of this poor animal , starving , with an infected stump bleeding , after he'd chewed his own leg off. To know there is a person still owning and using a leghold trap ,in this day and age , is hard to believe . To knowingly hurt an animal , to this extreme, really should be investigated by the RCMP . What do we as a society need to do to make this happen ? It needs to happen !
It's interesting to compare this CMHC report with one issued today by the Candian Centre for Policy Alternatives--a report that is much more pessimistic.
We're in a bad position right now: speculation in real estate has led to unsustainably high valuations. People have borrowed against this 'equity' and are now only able to make their debt payments with the help of extraordinarily low interest rates.
When rates rise, the bubble will burst...and the rates will rise eventually.--ed.
Go to this link and sign the new petition to protect the Christina Lake bears.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-the-bc-black-bears-safe/
I guess there were so many concerned folks that the organizers decided to start another list of names. Good!
Our son was diagnosed with autism 42 years ago. At that time if one mentioned the word "autism" the likely response was "Huh?"
No much progress, if any, has been made in the treatment and care of people with autism in the past four decades (my biased opinion), but at least people are now aware of the fact that there is such a disorder. A strategy such as is outlined in this report would be one monumental step in the right direction.
I sincerely hope that this motion will not fall victim to the narrow-minded bickering we have seen in the House of Commons in the past five years. Families with autistic children have enough to cope with as it is, they certainly do not need to have their problem toyed with by partisan interests.
Thanks for reporting in this Alex, and good luck with the motion, I hope you will succeed.
I'm sending the apostrophe police to your house :)
Respectfully,
The editor
wow, there really are some weirdo's around, she must have been angry.
Drex
Sounds like he needs to be on America's Dumbest Criminals lol. Nice that they caught him there was no pursuit.
The petition is now closed because they reached their goal of 2500 people! Nice!
Not sure what is going on, but I am having problems signing the petition...It doesn't seem to want to accept my signature. :(
This is awesome! I have a bit of hope now.
Here we are again in the world of the 'corporate citizen', where private interests can file suites against real human beings acting in accordance with real laws, etc. I don't object to people with stakes in businesses objecting to the anti-HST movement, but they should object under their own names: 'Dudley Warbucks, CEO of Megalog, filed suit against...' reads more honestly than the vaguely 'astroturf-y' 'business community'.--ed.
Many years ago I worked on a forestry bridge crew. The camp cook made 6 or 8 pies a day. There were only 4 of us on the crew. He would put all the extra food in 5 gal buckets to feed his bears.
One day his favorite old black bear got in a big fight with a 4 or 5 year old Grizzly. Old Irish waded into the battle with a broom to break it up. Irish got a couple broken ribs from his fav bear.
Now if the FishCops had a guy like Irish working for them, he would build a trail of pies deeper and deeper into the bush to save those bears. But not so with the highly educated game wardens of today; their answer is to shoot them. Anything that takes away from their budget for jetboats atv's and the latest fancy truck is dealt with that way.
A similar story (from 5 or 6 years back) was the killing of 8 or 10 Moose (some with calfs) that wandered into town during a winter with more than usual snow. A couple cowboys with ropes and a large pen with a few bails would have saved those animals but NO a bullet is better and the FishCops know "best". That year a bullet ended up in a balcony after it passed through or missed the moose. They then started shooting them with marbles until they got the poor animal in a less public place to kill them. Most of these university trained biology students are afraid of wildlife. These guys and gals are chicken shit, scared what ever you want to call them. Protectors of wildlife they are not.
This issue is bound to be made in to a reality show. So beware FC's you will be demonized if you kill all these animals.
Maybe get a couple of those bear dogs to put the run on them if you can't find a pie man to lead them away to safety. Wildlife officials don't care about the wildlife if their answers are always Shoot Shoot.
My trapper friends would do a better job. They released cougar and wolf from their snares by putting a blanket over them then slipping their hand under to cut the cord with snips. These guys are brave. The cougar was a protected species and the wolf had hair rubbed off its back and was worthless. Boo FishCops boo.
Thanks, Injure Spice. I also agree with your final positioning of the apostrophe--a fitting tribute to the beloved 'Charlie' to whom your team pays tribute. Gnarlie's Angels it is...--ed.
After Much debate, we are, Gnarlie's Angels, apostrophe and all! The tickets for the September 12th bout can be purchased through article-provided venues. The fundraiser tickets for August 27th can only be purchased through the Angels themselves... you may just find them skating around town...
LOL! You are too funny!
The whole situation is so utterly absurd.
To what extent can their Dr. Doolittle fantasy be attributed to a delerious delusion the result of an impaired judgment?
Good to hear there might be new Kootenay derby teams forming. The Nelson team might consider calling itself "Incensed Incense', which seems to strike the right balance between roller derby aggression and hazy Nelson-ishness . As for what the proposed Beaver Valley team might call itself...well, let's not even go there.--ed.
I assume this is the thingy on the way up the hill that A) does not work and B) appears to have been attacked by paintballs. I was wondering what was going on with it. HMPH.
Ah, Kyra...your style of writing is a brilliant light in a wilderness! 'Wild animals masquerading as people'...just can't beat that. Everything you say is pertinent and valid. Keep up the good work of stating your position on events firmly and unwaveringly.
It is a crying shame that these beautiful "healthy" bears may very well be "destroyed" for the only reason that a human chose to feed them. Why is it OK to kill these healthy bears but not the "unhealthy" deer in town that humans have also decided to feed.
Whether it is bears or deer it is still illegal to feed them. If the human in this story is charged for feeding the bears then numerous humans in Grand Forks should also be charged for feeding the deer.
Awesome write up Krya couldn't have said it better myself great and valid points.
Its sad to see such a nice place like Christina Lake thrown into the spotlight like this. :( Poor animals hopefully they will face charges from Conservation on top of the criminal charges.