Anyone can participate in this online call-to-action event. Complete the actions listed below.
We need your help to protect the bears living in the Pisgah, Panthertown-Bonas Defeat, and Standing Indian Bear Sanctuaries.
This Thursday, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will vote on whether or not to open up hunting in 3 designated bear sanctuaries. These sanctuaries have been bear safe havens for over 50 years. If the NCWRC approves the proposal (G-13 -Bears), it will open up the three bear sanctuaries to trophy hunters and hunting with dogs.
The NCWRC's basis for this proposal is to address bear-human conflicts, and it is important to note that hunting DOES NOT reduce bear-human conflicts.
It's counterintuitive to allow hunting in bear sanctuaries that were established to protect bears and their critical habitat. Allowing hunting 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.
Join our online call-to-action event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/724003672096334
Sign & share our petition.
https://www.change.org/SaveNCBearsFromTrophyHuntingInBearSanctuaries
Pick up the phone & call the NCWRC Commissioners. Tell them you are against opening the 3 designated bear sanctuaries to hunting (proposal G13-Bears). You can give feedback even if you are not an NC resident. If you visit NC or have family that lives there, be sure to mention it to the commissioners.
https://www.ncwildlife.org/Contacts#551694-h2commissionersh2
Email the NCWRC Commissioners.
David Hoyle, Jr., Chair
davidwhoylejr@gmail.com
Stephen L. Windham
swindham@windhamdistributing.com
Thomas A. Berry
Tom.Berry@berico.com
Wes Seegars, Vice Chair
wes@seegarsfence.com
John T. Coley IV
coley@bpropnc.com
John M. Alexander, Jr.
jmalexajr@aol.com
Chairman, Monty R. Crump
monty@gorockingham.com
John A. Stone
john.stone@ncwildlife.org
Kelly Davis
kelly.davis@ncwildlife.org
Vice-Chariman, Thomas L. Fonville
No email.
Michael K. Alford
mike.alford@ncwildlife.org
Thomas M. Haislip, Jr.
tom.haislip@ncwildlife.org
James Ruffin
james.ruffin@ncwildlife.org
Brad Stanback
castanea@bellsouth.net
Hayden Rogers
hrogersnc@gmail.com
J.Carlton Cole
jc.cole@ncwildlife.org
Mark Craig
mcraig@rhbarringer.com
Landon G. Zimmer
Landon.zimmer@ncwildlife.org
Vernon Clifton, Jr.
ray.clifton@ncwildlife.org
John A. Stone
John.stone@ncwildlife.org
Contact Governor Roy Cooper (Scroll to the bottom and fill out the form). https://governor.nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-cooper
Time is of the essence. Every voice, email, and signature counts. This is our last chance to keep the bears living in the three sanctuaries safe. Together we can stop this.
Thank you for taking action!