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Petition: Missouri Votes to Allow Black Bear Hunting

Petition: Missouri Votes to Allow Black Bear Hunting

December 25, 2020November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

The Missouri state wildlife commission voted on December 11 to allow trophy hunters to kill black bears. With the vote passed, 5,000 people could get permits to kill bears, including cubs. Missouri is one of the only states to allow cubs to be killed. Data obtained by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) […]

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POLL: Should bear hunting be banned?

POLL: Should bear hunting be banned?

December 3, 2020November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 7 Comments

Hunters killed 909 bears during Pennsylvania’s first weekend-long opener to the firearms hunting season for bear – 748 on Saturday and 161 on Sunday – bringing the total 2020 black bear harvest to 2,887 as of the end of hunting at sunset on Sunday. For the first time since bear hunting seasons were instituted in […]

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Petition: Urge Norway to Ban the Import of Polar Bear Skins

Petition: Urge Norway to Ban the Import of Polar Bear Skins

November 19, 2020November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Scientists believe that climate change could cause polar bears to go extinct by the end of the century. With higher temperatures and less sea ice, polar bears will not be able to get enough food and provide for their children. Furthermore, one of the many environmental rollbacks that Trump made during his presidency includes opening […]

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Hunters Kill 328 Bears in NJ, More Than in All of Last Year

Hunters Kill 328 Bears in NJ, More Than in All of Last Year

October 30, 2020October 24, 2020 Supertrooper 6 Comments

Hunters killed a total of 328 bears in the first segment of New Jersey’s black bear hunt, more than were bagged during last year’s entire hunt and in what could be the final year for the hunt. The state’s Division of Fish & Wildlife says 42 bruins were culled on Saturday, the sixth and concluding […]

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Breaking! 62 Bears Killed On First Day Of New Jersey’s Bear Hunting Season; Help Us End The 2020 Hunt

Breaking! 62 Bears Killed On First Day Of New Jersey’s Bear Hunting Season; Help Us End The 2020 Hunt

October 23, 2020October 19, 2020 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Animal Advocates across the United States are heartbroken after a reported 62 black bears were horrifically killed on the first day of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt. According to NJ.com, Sussex County had the most bears killed on Monday, with a total of 26. Morris County had 17 bears killed and 11 bears in Warren […]

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Petition: Governor Phil Murphy, It’s Time to End Bear Hunting Season in New Jersey Which Starts This October

Petition: Governor Phil Murphy, It’s Time to End Bear Hunting Season in New Jersey Which Starts This October

September 30, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

According to an email from the Humane Society of the United States, New Jersey will open its bear hunting season on October 12. New Jersey is one of two states that allow hunters to shoot and kill bear cubs. Brian R. Hackett, New Jersey state director for the Humane Society of the United States, said […]

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11-year-old Wisconsin girl harvests potential state record black bear

11-year-old Wisconsin girl harvests potential state record black bear

September 29, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 26 Comments

CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) – At just 11 years old, Naiya Iraci is already an established hunter, harvesting deer and turkeys. Now, the Kewaskum sixth-grader can add a 700+ pound black bear to her resume. On September 9, the opening day of bear season in Wisconsin, on her grandfather’s property north of Hatfield in Clark […]

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Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns

Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns

February 27, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 7 Comments

Hunting of polar bears for their skins and trophies  must be banned or the iconic Arctic species will die out, a conservationist has warned. Not only are the animals battling to survive the impact of climate change, which is melting the ice they need to hunt on, but trophy hunters and a soaring demand for […]

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