Grizzly Bear 148 shot dead by hunter

[Catherine]

Bear 148 is a young Grizzly Bear female who lived in Alberta. For a number of years she has been in conflict with humans. After a number of unsuccessful relocations in Alberta, she was moved to a protected area in BC. Sadly bears don't read signs or follow rules and she wandered out of the protected area and was shot by a hunter.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/be...-1.4310406


http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news...ter-in-b-c

Two things make this especially sad.
The laws have been changed banning bear trophy hunting, but they don't go into effect until November 30.
She was a young female and was possibly pregnant. If not this year, she certainly would have been pregnant in years to come.

If she had just stayed in the protected area or if the law had gone into effect sooner, bear 148 would still be alive.

If she was pregnant her cubs died with her. If not, all her future cubs died with her and their potential offspring. 
Tragic as her death is, it is not just about her. It is also about the loss of her DNA from the grizzly gene pool. 
All of this gone for the sake of some guy getting a trophy. Bear 148  deserved a much better fate than to be a trophy on some person's wall.

I can think of no justification for trophy hunting.