This year, the BC Liberals EXTENDED the grizzly bear trophy hunting season in the Great Bear Rainforest. Today marked the last day of the Spring hunt - the next hunt in the fall has also been extended and starts in two months. As British Columbia's politicians return to the legislature in exactly one week on June 22nd, the fate of B.C.'s grizzlies is yet to be determined. But we need your help. So far, prior to B.C.'s provincial election in May, the NDP and Greens have proclaimed several moves towards better protection for grizzly bears in British Columbia (but continue to support the killing of grizzly bears for “food” as opposed to “trophy"). How would this translate into practice? How would a new government prevent the creation of a loophole whereby trophy hunters kill grizzlies under the guise of a meat hunt? “The motivation to shoot grizzly bears is not to obtain meat to eat,” said Faisal Moola, the David Suzuki Foundation’s director-general for Ontario and Northern Canada. “This is not a food hunt, like bagging a deer or goose or moose for your table or freezer. The motivation to kill this majestic animal is purely for sport and sometimes for profit,” quoted from the Vancouver Sun article, "B.C. will require grizzly hunters to remove meat, predicts wildlife federation," by Larry Pynn. Next Thursday, the BC NDP and Greens hope to defeat a minority BC Liberal minority government in a confidence vote. Please sign and share this petition to help Pacific Wild's efforts, along with First Nations and conservation partners, in voicing the need for a policy in complete support of the ban and to end the trophy hunting of bears, wolves and other large carnivores in B.C. Can we get to 50,000 signatures before June 22nd??