The Conversation: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue

November 25, 2025 —

Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western Canada. The most recent push came from the B.C. Wildlife Federation, a conservation and hunting advocacy organization that called for a hunting season on grizzlies after a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren in Bella Coola, B.C., leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

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The Globe and Mail: Details of Premier’s ties to businessman underscore need for public probe, Alberta NDP says

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