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July 13, 2010
New Jersey Officials Ignore Public Sentiment and Approve Bear Hunt
The HSUS opposes the approval of a bear trophy hunt in New Jersey by the state Fish and Game Council.
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May 11, 2010
The HSUS to Speak Against Bear Trophy Hunt in New Jersey
A representative from The HSUS will testify against New Jersey's proposal to reinstate trophy hunting of black bears.
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April 21, 2010
Statement on Fish & Game Commission’s Tabling of Calif. Bear Hunt Proposals
Jennifer Fearing, California senior state director for The HSUS, issued a statement in response to the California Fish and Game Commission’s decision to table proposals to expand trophy hunting of black bears.
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April 20, 2010
Statement on Withdrawal of Proposal to Expand Trophy Hunt of Black Bears in California
Jennifer Fearing, California senior state director for The HSUS, issued a statement in response to the California Department of Fish and Game rescinding a proposal to expand trophy hunting of black bears.
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April 16, 2010
New Poll Reveals NJ Residents Oppose Trophy Hunting of Black Bears
A statewide survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. has revealed that New Jersey voters oppose the trophy hunting of black bears.
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April 8, 2010
Californians Gather in Sacramento to Lobby for Animal Protection
Animal advocates from across California are gathering at the State Capitol for Humane Lobby Day, hosted by The HSUS and the ASPCA.
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April 1, 2010
Bear Trophy Hunt Opens in Great Bear Rainforest
A network of animal and environment protection groups, including HSI/Canada, condemn the opening of the trophy hunting season for grizzlies and black bears in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest .
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March 18, 2010
HSUS Statement on New Jersey’s Proposed Trophy Hunt of Bears
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS, made a statement in response to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's approval of a draft policy to allow trophy hunting of black bears in the state for the first time in five years.
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March 16, 2010
Experts Critical of Proposed California Bear Hunt Changes
A leading environmental attorney and wildlife biologist filed comments with the California Fish and Game Commission citing serious concerns with state proposals to expand bear hunting.
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March 16, 2010
Poll Shows Canadians Support Banning Trade of Polar Bear Parts
A poll conducted by the Environics Research Group shows 82 percent of Canadians support banning the commercial trade in polar bear parts on the international market under CITES.
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February 2, 2010
Statement by The HSUS on Expansion of Black Bear Trophy Hunt in California
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS, made a statement in response to the California Department of Fish and Game’s proposal to expand black bear trophy hunting and ease current restrictions.
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October 20, 2009
Join HSI/Canada’s Race to Save the Bears — and Win a Trip to See Them
Great Bear Nature Tours has teamed up with Humane Society International Canada to save bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. In support of the HSI Canada online Race to Save the Bears fundraising challenge, Great Bear Nature Tours has donated the grand prize of a trip for two to view grizzly and black bears in the Great Bear Rainforest.
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May 8, 2009
Wildlife Protection Advocates Urge Protections for BC Bears
Jane Goodall and artist Robert Bateman are asking the British Columbian government to end the cruel and senseless trophy hunting of bears.
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April 23, 2009
Gabrielle Miller Joins Calls for End to Trophy Hunting in Great Bear Rainforest
Corner Gas star and British Columbia-native Gabrielle Miller is lending her support to a campaign to protect grizzly and black bears from being shot to death by trophy hunters.
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April 23, 2009
California Fish and Game Rejects Expansion of Black Bear Trophy Hunt
The California Department of Fish and Game rejected a proposed expansion of the black bear trophy hunt.
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April 22, 2009
The HSUS Applauds Calif. Fish and Game for Rejecting Expansion of Black Bear Trophy Hunt
The HSUS applauds the Calif. Department of Fish and Game for halting proposals that would have expanded hunting of the state's black bears.
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April 10, 2009
The HSUS Applauds Defeat of Maine Bill to Allow Spring Bear Hunting
The HSUS applauded the Maine legislature for defeating a bill to allow the hunting of black bears in the spring.
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April 1, 2009
Bears Targeted as Trophy Hunt Opens in Haida Gwaii, Great Bear Rainforest
The government will allow trophy hunters to begin killing bears in the Great Bear Rainforest, even though Coastal First Nations and most British Columbians want an end to the killing.
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January 16, 2009
Reward Offered for Poaching of Fla. Black Bear Cub
The HSUS and Wildlife Land Trust are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for illegally killing a black bear cub in Taylor County, Fla.
