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SpokaneGang t1_jbb1af5 wrote

Reply to comment by playa-del-j in Questions, & answers, with Steve Parker Washington's newest wildlife commissioner by Elijah_nicholas

Bro I'm literally arguing in r/Spokane w someone and they're claiming the North American model of wildlife conservation is not science based and that just because Washington has ~20,000 black bears, is not enough evidence to justify a hunt.

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playa-del-j t1_jbb64tn wrote

It’s insane. It’s also an argument you’ll never win. If WDFW eliminated bear hunting completely, it wouldn’t “save” any bears. Instead, we’d have more starving and diseased bears moving into suburban areas looking for food and shelter. WDFW would still have to manage bears, which would involve culling bears to some degree.

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SpokaneGang t1_jbb9oqp wrote

I get it, but again the refusal to acknowledge the science and instead just base it off of their feelings is just downright obtuse.

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