Please submit your public comments on Idaho through this form. Comments must be in by the close of business on May 3, 2018.
What to say:
- Although Idaho was allocated less than one male bear, it has no safeguards in effect to ensure that a male bear is targeted - versus a female bear. Rather, there is 50/50 likelihood that a female bear will be killed. If this happens, Idaho will violate mortality limits in the hunting agreement between the three states in the region.
- Idaho grizzly bears are especially important in establishing connections between the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population and the bears of northern Montana and Idaho. Killing these bears in a trophy hunt would lead to further isolation and flat population growth of the Yellowstone population.
- Idaho should follow Montana's example and not trophy hunt its grizzly bears. Rather, Idaho should wait to gain the trust of the public and prove that it can manage its bears so soon after they have been removed from the federal Endangered Species list.
- Mortality due to human causes has been at an all time high and, as a result, the Yellowstone ecosystem population has not grown since the early 2000s. This, combined with the fact that grizzlies have a very slow reproductive rate means that killing bears, particularly females, can have a rapid, detrimental impact on the overall population. A trophy hunt this soon after removing the bears from the Endangered Species list would be reckless and threaten years of slow recovery.
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Idaho should follow Montana's example and not trophy hunt its grizzly bears. Rather, Idaho should wait to gain the trust of the public and prove that it can manage its bears so soon after they have been removed from the federal Endangered Species list.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, it's unbelievable to me that they were removed from the endangered species act in place since the 1970's. We need Apex predators for a healthy environment. We must ask ourselves: "Are we motivated by control and domination when killing these Bear's?"
ReplyDeleteThe grizzly bear is another example of an apex predator that needs to be protected not only in order to protect the bear itself but also a healthy ecosystem. Please do not allow trophy hunting which is unnecessary and harmful please protect these animals and are fragile and very necessary ecosystem. Thank you.
ReplyDeletePlease do not kill grizzly bears. It is inhumane. Relocation is a better option.
ReplyDeleteWhy do we have to treat animals in this way? We should leave them alone in peace, rather than hunting, chasing, scaring, baiting trapping, shooting and killing them for our sick and pathetic entertainment and a trophy on the wall that looks so much better on the poor bear. All wildlife is important.
ReplyDeletePlease cancel the Grizzly hunt. There's nothing you can say or do that makes it right to kill these beautiful creatures.
ReplyDeleteOur ecosystem is out of balance. The grizzly bear is another example of an apex predator that needs to be protected not only in order to protect the bear itself but also a healthy ecosystem.
ReplyDeleteIdaho has allocated one male bear, there are no safeguards to ensure that a male bear is targeted - versus a female bear. Rather, there is 50/50 likelihood that a female bear will be killed. If this happens, Idaho will violate mortality limits in the hunting agreement between the three states in the region.
Additionally, Idaho grizzly bears are especially important in establishing connections between the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population and the bears of northern Montana and Idaho. Killing these bears in a trophy hunt would lead to further isolation and flat population growth of the Yellowstone population.
ReplyDelete- Although Idaho was allocated less than one male bear, it has no safeguards in effect to ensure that a male bear is targeted - versus a female bear. Rather, there is 50/50 likelihood that a female bear will be killed. If this happens, Idaho will violate mortality limits in the hunting agreement between the three states in the region.
- Idaho grizzly bears are especially important in establishing connections between the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population and the bears of northern Montana and Idaho. Killing these bears in a trophy hunt would lead to further isolation and flat population growth of the Yellowstone population.
- Idaho should follow Montana's example and not trophy hunt its grizzly bears. Rather, Idaho should wait to gain the trust of the public and prove that it can manage its bears so soon after they have been removed from the federal Endangered Species list.
The possibility of killing more than the allotted female grizzlies is so high that should the first 2 grizzlies killed be female then the hunt will be called off ! If that’s not a Hunt with very serious consequences then I truly have no idea what is !!
And to allow baiting of a grizzly bear is unbelievable the fact that hunters will be allowed to shoot a grizzly bear while eating pre laid bait
Grizzlies are not recovered
Grizzlies need the protection now in 2018 just as much as they did in 1975
Say no to the grizzly hunt
They just want to live just like we do. I thought America was the mature nation.Please don't kill innocent animals.
ReplyDeleteIdaho - I love the outdoors and I love wildlife. I would pay good money to visit your state to see live grizzlies. Would not pay a damn penny to see a hunter.
ReplyDeleteYou need to join the 21st century and figure out that eco-tourism brings states millions more in revenue than hunting tags. Figure it out!