Sentences with phrase «black bear hunts»

Voters oppose reopening black bear hunting by a three - to - one margin, a proposal that could follow the potential removal of black bears from the state's threatened species list this year.

The sight of a baby black bear hunting rock crabs near the shore minutes out of Port Hardy adds a nice closing touch.

Not exact matches

The DEC reports that New York bear hunters took down 1,628 black bears during the 2014 hunting seasons — the highest number since 2003.

«New York's black bear population is currently estimated at a minimum of 6,000 - 8,000 bears in areas open to hunting, with roughly 50 - 60 percent of the bears inhabiting the Adirondack region, about 30 - 35 percent in the Catskill region and about 10 - 15 percent in the central - western region.

As working dogs, Catahoulas have been used to track and hunt all manner of woodland wildlife, including wild hogs, deer, mountain lions, black bears, raccoons, and squirrels.

A recent survey reveals that Florida voters strongly oppose trophy hunting of Florida's recovering black bear population, and support efforts to crack down on puppy mills and stop forcing greyhound tracks to offer excessive amounts of live greyhound racing — three pressing animal welfare issues in the state.

The black and tan coonhound developed mostly in the Appalachian, Blue Ridge, Ozark and Smoky mountains, where these dogs were used to hunt raccoons and bears over fairly rugged terrain.

The Black and Tan Coonhound was developed primarily in the Ozarks and Appalachian mountain regions to hunt bear and coons.

The poll also indicates that an overwhelming majority oppose hunting black bears with dogs, which could be included in a hunting proposal.

QUESTION: The Florida black bear is listed by the state as a threatened species and has been protected from trophy hunting for more than ten years.

«Not addressing these issues would mean another year of suffering and abuse for thousands of animals in the puppy mill and greyhound race industries, and the loss of the protection for the threatened black bear,» said Jennifer Hobgood, Florida state director for The HSUS, «This survey confirms that Floridians oppose greyhound racing, puppy mill abuses, and the trophy hunting of the still recovering population of black bears.

Our Catahoulas have been used for Search and Rescue, Narcotics Detection, herding cattle, horses, and sheep, as well as hunting deer, moose, squirrel, raccoon, wild hogs, black bear, and mountain lion.

«In addition to live prey, eviscerated tissues (gut piles) from hunted deer and black bears would be a source of infection for wild cats... Prevalence of T. gondii in wild game and venison in the USA is very high and hunters need to be aware of the risk of transmission of infection to humans and, more importantly, spread of infection in the environment.

Many animal - rights activists and conservationists oppose bear hunting, arguing that it puts black bear populations in danger.

The Florida black bear was considered an endangered species until 2012, and opponents of the hunt worry that progress might be reversed if hunting is promoted.

Those in favor of the hunt argue that bear populations need to be controlled as there are 4,350 black bears in Florida today, compared to several hundred in the 1970s when the species was first declared endangered.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) considered the hunt to be a necessary tool for curbing Florida's growing black bear population, but the hunt did not go exactly as planned.