Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Cawsey (Labour), on Wednesday, 14 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 152 members in total.

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GRIZZLY BEAR CONSERVATION

That this House congratulates the Canadian province of British Columbia on its decision to suspend the unsustainable hunting of their internationally important grizzly bear pending completion of reliable population studies; understands the grizzly bear has been driven from most of its range by man, is classed as 'at risk' in British Columbia which forms the heart of the species' remaining range and that the future of grizzly populations in the United States to the south depends on maintaining British Columbia's grizzlies; believes the hunting moratorium is, in the words of the British Columbia Premier, '... a prudent decision to protect and sustain grizzly bears' and an excellent example to the global community of science-based wildlife management; notes support for this measure from the Environmental Investigation Agency and over 200 other conservation and First Nations groups; and supports calls for the moratorium to be maintained until the future of the species is secured.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

447 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Canada Hunting Nature conservation Bears

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk