The Ontario government is proposing to extend the two-year spring bear hunt pilot for another five years, to open it up to non-residents, and to expand it into all areas where fall bear hunting is currently allowed.  Yet MNRF scientists have confirmed the ineffectiveness of a spring hunt in reducing human-bear conflicts.

The deadline to join Ontario Nature in opposing the extension and expansion of the spring bear hunt is November 30. See more at https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/pages/spring-bear-hunt