[Snowshovel]

Good job sleuthing

[Kim Brown]

Well I got curious is all. I remember all these orgs are in a coalition on other comment letters, but couldn't recall what the response was on this; I know none have a specific wildlife mission.

[Ski]

Thanks Kim. Reading between the lines there, it sounds like there was no objection among that group to allowing grizzly bears to wander south out of Canada on their own, right?

[Snowshovel]

That wouldn’t be the route https://www.coasttocascades.org/populations

[Anne Elk]

I object to the re-introduction because I'm concerned about the ultimate fate of those bears. I'd not like to see the same kind of situation as has developed with the wolf population. They start getting in humans' way (be it killing ranchers cattle, showing up in small towns or mauling hikers) and well gee, the wildlife management people feel duty-bound to go out and kill them. During my last two visits to Banff National Park, I was surprised at all the new rules there were for controlling hikers. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at Moraine Lake for a day hike to Larch Valley and Wenkchemna Pass to discover that the entire upper valley had been closed off because of a grizzly sighting. On another visit, solo hikers were forbidden; you had to hike in groups of 3 or more. For the same $&@^! reason. It just underscores how there are too many people per sq mile in bear territory these decades. Given the population explosion around here these last 20+ years and the increased popularity of the backcountry, it would be best to leave well enough alone.

[Kim Brown]

[Snowshovel]

And it looks like the populations of the Stein, Garabaldi and Canadian North Cascades is very small

[Chief Joseph]

[Ski]

Okay- The loss of habitat range in British Columbia is all on the Provincial Government of the Province of British Columbia - they could have made efforts to assure there were migratory corridors but it doesn't seem that was high on the priority list. Ergo: populations of grizzly and resident caribou below the 49th parallel dwindle. Not all our fault. The question of "Do We need to try to fix it?" needs to be asked. BK

[RumiDude]

[NightOwl]

[Chief Joseph]

[Schroder]

[Noheaperture]

If they come across the border naturally, so be it. But if there’s a reintroduction, I’m all for poaching. I’ll always be in support of conservation and the balance of an ecosystem, but honestly, when someone does get mauled or they get into a ranchers cattle, it’s dead anyways so why not leave the giant garbage disposals to the north where they roam in abundance and not waste tax dollars?

[Noheaperture]

If they come across the border naturally, so be it. But if there’s a reintroduction, I’m all for poaching. I’ll always be in support of conservation and the balance of an ecosystem, but honestly, when someone does get mauled or they get into a ranchers cattle, it’s dead anyways so why not leave the giant garbage disposals to the north where they roam in abundance and not waste tax dollars?