Illegal harvest is a major threat for many species. This post examines the different motivations for people to become poachers, from hunting violations to subsistence, protest, status, problem animal, and organized poaching.
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Category: Hunting is Conservation
Wyoming’s Grizzly Season: The Why’s and Why-Not’s
It finally happened – for the first time in 44 years a grizzly hunting season is approved in the Lower 48. This story is looking into the most common arguments for and against the hunt. The very limited number of animals to be harvested, tough hunting regulations, on the one hand, and a likely though decrease of overall bear mortality with the legal season (due to improved attitude towards bears by locals, and decreased infanticide) make BookYourHunt.com support the hunt.
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