tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712049042423660350.post8086402967056526420..comments2023-05-16T02:42:16.571-07:00Comments on GENTLE FOOTPRINTS New Bridge House Animal Anthology 2010 OUT NOW!!!: An Inconvenient BearDebz Hobbs-Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419942871322424021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712049042423660350.post-24007583679033230472010-05-03T05:26:09.254-07:002010-05-03T05:26:09.254-07:00Hi, thanks for such an interesting post. It seems ...Hi, thanks for such an interesting post. It seems such a shame that you live so close to these wondeful creatures in the wild, yet because of the lack of education - bears are unnecessarily killed. <br /><br />I have been to America many times and looked for bears in Yosemite (three times)and Yellowstone (twice). I didn't see them! I was so happy therefore to eventually see a mother and three cubs wandering across the road in Sequoia NP! I didn't really expect to see them there, so I was over the moon. <br /><br />I think it's great that you are raising awareness of your local bear's plight. Perhaps you could start a poster campaign/newsletter to explain that bears will continue to try their luck with the females. Perhaps you could get an animal welfare gropup on side to tranquilize any that do before the police get trigger happy in the future. I suppose another solution would be to move the females - but then that is a whole new problem straight away isn't it? (Where do you move them to?)<br /><br />Thanks again, and I am looking forward to reading more.<br /><br />MandyMandy K Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05107477886064281756noreply@blogger.com