Spring grizzly hunt claims 10 bears in Alberta

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Spring grizzly hunt claims 10 bears in Alberta -- six more than last year

Cathy Ellis
CanWest News Service


Thursday, July 07, 2005


Ten grizzly bears were shot and killed during Alberta's controversial
spring hunt, according to new statistics. Of the 10 bears killed in the April 1
to May 31 hunt, six were males and four were females. That compares to six
grizzlies killed in the 2004 spring hunt and 18 the year before. "It's not as
bad as some previous years, but it's still 10 bears out of a pretty small
population, so that's a big concern," said Nigel Douglas, conservation
specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association. There are about 700 grizzly
bears in Alberta. Officials with the Alberta Fish and Game Association say that
this spring's harvest shows hunters are not having a major impact on the
population.

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