Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt
Conservationists say the number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’
That's a shame for Sweden. Unfortunately, we see similar things in many other countries, and not only regarding bears.
22 2 ReplyIn the U.S., it’s children at school.
32 14 ReplyCan't wait for next Friday's Kid Hunt. Those 7-year-old girls have a real nice fit for the bbq.
...hoo boy that's a bit of a cursed thing to write.
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I would eat a meatball made from bear...hunters.
18 5 ReplyThe Xmas Pot Luck will be overbearing!
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Is this to control the population for ecological reasons? It's not like bears have any natural predators and I'd imagine humans have filled that role for most of history. If this is not the case, then it's pretty sad.
13 1 ReplyYou do know that (alpha) predator populations are self-regulating?
More predators => less prey => fewer predators => more prey => more predators
26 0 ReplyThis is a fact that every hunter wants to ignore, yet that justification always comes up when [insert any animal] is killed.
15 4 ReplyMy man studied the Lotka–Volterra evaluation. Good job
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Money. Hunting permits = $$$$
3 3 ReplyThere can't be much money in issuing 486 licenses.
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Why be awful, Sweden?
8 3 Reply😥😡
6 2 ReplyGood
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