North Carolina bears living in the Pisgah, Panthertown-Bonas Defeat, and Standing Indian Bear Sanctuaries are in danger of losing their safe havens. If the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) approves the proposal (G-13 -Bears), it will open up the three bear sanctuaries to trophy hunters and hunting with dogs. It's counterintuitive to allow hunting in bear sanctuaries that were established to protect bears and their critical habitat. Furthermore, allowing dogs to enter these sanctuaries will displace wildlife, including bears pushing them out of the sanctuaries and into residential areas creating more alleged conflicts. This proposal does not address the underlying cause, which is human behavior. The basis of this proposal is to address bear-human conflicts, and it is important to note that hunting does not reduce bear-human conflicts.

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