Ontario Spring Bear Hunt Cancellation

Media Articles

Since the cancellation of the spring bear hunt there has been an increase in nuisance bear complaints as well as reported bear sightings in suburban areas. Below is a collection of some published articles relating to the cancellation of the bear hunt and the rise in nuisance bears.

2005 Headlines

Police taking on bears seen as waste of resources - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Hunt will curb nuisance bears - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Bear incident result of hunt cancellation: OFAH - Peterborough This Week
Bears become ‘pain in the butt' - Ministry has tough time responding to dozens of bear calls - North Bay Nugget
Mattawa school on guard for bears - Two yearlings trapped, removed - North Bay Bugget
Attacks becoming un-Bearable - Ottawa Sun
Ear Falls Bear Shot - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Why our bear problem persists - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Dragged from tent by a bear - Winnipeg Sun
MPPs revive bear issue - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Fresh warning for bear country: Man’s death shows need for education, says MNR - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Woman killed in bear attack - Timmis Daily Press
'Desperate bears' compete for food - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Killer bear tracked - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Killer bear still loose - Timmins Daily Press
Spike in bear sightings doesn’t worry MNR - The Sault Star
Residents fear bear attacks - Timmins Daily Press
Trash draws bears into city - Timmins Daily Press
Local bear sightings reported to hotline - Napanee Guide
Big bold bear shows up for breakfast - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Council bearing down - Timmins Daily Press
MNR studies killer bear - Timmins Daily Press
Four bears killed - Timmins Daily Press
Black bear sightings in Ottawa area up 100 from a year ago - The Ottawa Citizen
Are there too many to bear? - Toronto Sun
Bear kill numbers hit 23 in Red Lake - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Mother Bear Could Still Be In The City - LTV News
Why our bear problem persists - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Local schools take precautions after bear sightings - The Sault Star
Another bear attack in Northern Ontario - 580 CFRA Radio
No more freeloading bears - Timmins Daily Press
OPP shoot bear in local yard - Elliot Lake Standard
Forestry worker dragged from tent by bear - Kenora Daily Miner
So hungry they can't bear it - The Toronto Sun
Kill the bears! -The Globe and Mail
Ursine town-crashers get bearish reception -The Globe and Mail
Shooting nuisance bears a last resort - Fort Frances Times
Big bear bangs up Buick - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

2004 Headlines

What's that animal outside? A bear? Oh deer! - Toronto Sun
North shouldn't have to grin and bear it - Toronto Sun
Nuisance bears are moving south - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Bear mauls man - Timmins Daily Press
Blind River teen terrorized by showdown with bear - Elliot Lake Standard
Man vs. bruin - Sudbury Star
OFAH keeps pushing for return of bear hunt - The Sault Star
Bear badly injures sheep on Case Road - The Sault Star
Neighbourhood on high alert for bears - Sudbury Star
Science of bear-hunt cancellation bites back - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Bears a bigger nuisance this summer - Hamilton Spectator
Trails unused over bear fears - Timmins Daily Press
Residents: problem is un-bear-able - Northern Daily News
Ministry defends shooting; 'We're not a bear district. We don't have the training' - Hamilton Spectator
Bears roam city's southwest - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Town Line man kills attacking bear - The Sault Star
MPP unhappy with nuisance bear report - Elliot Lake Standard

2003 Headlines

Bear strategy coming, Ont. ministers say - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Hunters slam government response - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
McGuinty government takes action on nuisance bears - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Minister defends plan to maintain bear hunt ban - Sudbury Star
MPP says bear committee recommendations under review - Elliot Lake Standard
Spring bear hunt ban to be left alone - Kenora Daily Miner & News
Spring bear hunt ban 'huge blunder' - London Free Press
Activists condemn - Committee recommends spring bear hunt in Ontario - Animal Alliance Canada
Animal Rights Group Comments on Bear Hunt - Thunder Bay Source
Bear hunt backers speak up - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Bear hunt support in place - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Bear report under scrutiny - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Bear reports "exceptionally high" - 90 calls in two months - North Renfrew Times
Bear sightings on the rise - North Renfrew Times
Bring back bear hunt, report urges - North Renfrew Times
Brought to Bear - Outdoor Canada
City folk are manipulated on spring bear hunt - The Ottawa Citizen
Minister Ramsay releases Nuisance Bear Review Report - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Ontario to decide fate of spring bear hunt within two weeks, minister says - The Ottawa Citizen
Traps set in city for family of bears - North Bay Nugget
Bear contact may likely increase - Orillia Packet & Times
Bears have cost $66,000 - Pembroke Daily Observer
Leaked report urges reinstatement of Ontario's spring bear hunt - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Northern Ontario's bear problem needs to be dealt with by spring - Elliot Lake Standard
Province should bring back spring bear hunt: report - Fort Frances Times
Report backs reinstating spring bear hunt - London Free Press
Report calls for bear hunt’s return - Huntsville Forester
Bears are problem throughout Renfrew County says Sweet - Pembroke Daily Observer
Bear of an issue up north - Toronto Sun
Candidates discuss bear hunt - Pembroke Daily Observer
Manitoulin senior fends off bear attack - Sudbury Star
Mother worried about bears - Pembroke Daily Observer
Nuisance bears plague police chiefs - The Sault Star
Release bear report – Smith - North Bay Nugget
Council directs animal control officer to trap bears with or without MNR authorization - Elliot Lake Standard
Reinstatement of spring bear hunt promising to be key election issue - Timmins Daily Press
Bear breaks into Timmins business - Timmins Daily Press
Bear problem still unresolved - North Bay Nugget
Ministry issues black bear warning - The Ottawa Citizen
Nuisance bear calls on the rise - North Bay Nugget
With bears roaming in town city should have new slogan - Elliot Lake Standard
Outcry for hunt after bear attack - Timmins Daily Press
Timmins Man Attacked by a Bear - True North News
Bear hunt is gone for good: MPP - Peterborough Examiner
Northerners brace for more bear problems - Timmins Daily Press
Spring bear hunt is good for bears and people - North Bay Nugget
Nuisance Bear Review Committee begins its work - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

2002 Headlines

It's time the government made a decision on the spring bear hunt - The Sault Star
Man on hunting trip dies after bear attack in eastern Quebec - Firearms Digest
Alberta man dies after bear attack - The Ottawa Citizen
The politics of bears - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Tories do election dance around spring bear hunt - Peterborough Examiner
Spring bear hunt's return will ensure people's safety - Peterborough This Week
Committee given job to alleviate problems with nuisance bears - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Critics bearish on using dogs to chase bears - Hamilton Spectator
Ontario government launches nuisance bear review - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Bears under the gun - Winnipeg Sun
Black bear problem overwhelming: outfitter - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Bear Troubles - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Almost unbearable - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Black bear - 1 of many in town - too close for comfort - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
OFAH slams minister over remarks about nuisance black bears - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
Minister should take immediate action on spring bear hunt - Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Northern towns under seige by bears - The Ottawa Citizen
Province to review spring bear hunt ban - Timmins Daily Press
A better bear plan - The Sault Star
Best solution would be to cull bear population - The Sault Star
Don’t relocate bears from dump to the forest - The Sault Star
Province urges awareness & prevention to avoid attracting black bears - Ontarion Ministry of Natural Resources
Motorcyclist survives tumble with bear - Timmins Daily Press
Bears to be trapped at dump, relocated - The Sault Star
Police to cull bears at city dump: chief - The Sault Star
Meet the bear necessities - The Ottawa Citizen
The bear facts - The Sault Star
Bears a hazard in North Bay area - The Sault Star
More black bears, more nervous neighbours - National Post
Activists fail in bid to stop bear hunt - Winnipeg Free Press
Eves climbs on to bear-hunt bandwagon - The Sault Star
Decision to cancel hunt ‘wrong,’ Tory hopeful says - Sudbury Star
Stockwell would re-instate spring bear hunt if elected - Canadian Press
Province's stand on bear-hunt baffles - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

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