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Pacific Free Press was launched in March 2007 by Dutch-Canadian Richard Kastelein of V.O.F. Expathos, in the Netherlands along with Chris Cook - CFUV radio journalist and Editor in Chief of Pacific Free Press. Cook is based in , Victoria, British Columbia.

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We Should be Suspicious of Grizzly Bear Numbers

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Sunday, 18 May 2008
We Should be Suspicious of Grizzly Bear Numbers by Chris Genovali In the [Vancouver Sun] article a spokesman for the provincial Ministry of the Environment claims that there are 17,000 grizzly bears in British Columbia. There is no credible basis for this assertion; compounding matters is that the province uses inflated grizzly population estimates to establish kill quotas for the grizzly hunt. [Re: Bear attack prompts conservation officers to issue vigilance warning, May 8, 2008 Vancouver Sun - Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008] From 1972 to 1979, the province estimated a population of 6,660 grizzlies. The population estimate of 6,660 was nearly doubled in 1990 to 13,160, using a questionable "habitat suitability" model. In 1995, the province "adjusted" the estimate to a range of 10,000 to 13,000. The province has arbitrarily upped its population estimate once again, claiming there are now 17,000 grizzlies. None of the population estimates crafted by the province has been vetted by the hallmarks of scientific process, such as peer-reviewed publication. As one of Canada's leading carnivore biologists, Dr. Brian Horejsi, has said, there are more than enough reasons to be suspicious about the B.C. government's grizzly bear numbers. Chris Genovali Executive director Raincoast Conservation Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 454 Facebook del.icio.us Digg Furl Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati reddit We are sorry, for registered members only. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Website Title Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage.

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