trophy hunting

A conservation group says its latest purchase of exclusive hunting rights in a British Columbia rainforest is a major step toward protecting the area's wildlife, but hunters say the move is an "abuse" of the licensing system.

The science is "crying out" for greater habitat protections for the iconic species as industrial activities eat away at the landscapes the bears depend on, said wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory

Some First Nations on B.C.’s central coast are celebrating now that black bear hunting in their territories is closed to protect the exceptional cream-coloured spirit bears concentrated there.

The proposed law will prevent big game hunters from bringing home body parts of 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears.

A conservation effort is trying to put trophy hunting in B.C.'s famed Great Bear Rainforest in the crosshairs by purchasing the vast commercial hunting tenures held by guide outfitters in the wilderness area.

The eroding social licence in B.C. to hunt large predators for sport rather than sustenance threatens public support for the majority of hunters, most of whom don’t endorse trophy hunting, said Chris Darimont, lead author of a new study on the issue.

The British Columbia government has taken down a controversial job ad asking members of the public if they want to "tranquilize a grizzly bear," and get paid to "be up close and personal" with the iconic creatures.

When a boat entered the inlet with two men aboard, Boyum had a bad feeling.

Both the Republican candidates have actively wooed the powerful hunting lobby in the U.S.

“As a company that stands up for animal rights, we are opposed to the killing of animals,” a Lush representative said, of the company's vigorous anti-trophy hunt campaign.