Romania - Bear Hunting is Finished

[JES Adventures]

I just came across this news, not good, - All predator hunting closed indefinitely. Hopefully we will get some insight from the Romanian Outfitters on the Forum.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ting-of-brown-bears-wolves-lynx-and-wild-cats

 

[Red Leg]

Suspect they were under enormous pressure from the EU. A Spanish colleague is returning from a successful bear hunt there earlier this week, and I am sure he will have news as well.

 

[enysse]

Wow, what a shame. They had a long standing tradition.

 

[LivingTheDream]

I just got this from the hunting report. The EU sounds like killed this, Romania had been using a loophole but now hunting will be done by government officials once the animal becomes a problem. It sounds like hunting bears is done for a long time if not permanently in Romania.

 

[cpr0312]

Wow, that's unfortunate and sad news

 

[Royal27]

Csaba Domokos, a bear specialist with wildlife protection NGO Milvus group, is convinced that the success or failure of the hunting ban rides on the government’s ability to address the rural population’s fears.

“Damages caused by large carnivores are a very real concern in the countryside,” he said. “The system up until now did not work; hunting does not reduce conflicts between carnivores and humans; in fact many studies show that with wolves and large cats, it can actually increase the problem.

“But the rural population believe that hunting is the answer, and unless they can be convinced otherwise, people may well start to take the problem into their own hands. The ban is a great step, but we don’t want hunting to be replaced by poaching.”

Domokos points out that hunters also have a vested interested in the protection of their quarry. “To some extent, hunting acts as a financial incentive for wildlife management, from preventing poaching to conserving habitats. There is some concern that once you take that away, the government will not invest enough to replace it.”

 

[Brent in Az]

Maybe other countries will follow Great Britain's lead, and break the chains of EU bondage.

 

[sestoppelman]

The US is going to join the EU.

 

[Brent in Az]

The US is going to join the EU.

Not if we can keep the Liberal knuckleheads out of the Whitehouse.

 

[sestoppelman]

We're not having much luck with that.

 

[rinehart0050]

Very sad to hear things go this way.

@fmcinegetica any thoughts from someone on the ground in Romania?

 

[CAustin]

More bad news.

 

[Pheroze]

Romania otherwise sounds like a great hunting destination. Maybe they will go the way of Zambia and Ontario (spring bear) to reverse the ban once things get out of control

 

[lcq]

The US is going to join the EU.

only if Hillary is elected

 

[lcq]

Romania otherwise sounds like a great hunting destination. Maybe they will go the way of Zambia and Ontario (spring bear) to reverse the ban once things get out of control

Ontario was fucking for votes up north because Sea Biscuit is in a world of trouble and has a year to pull her fat out of the fire

 

[sestoppelman]

Who is Sea Biscuit?

 

[mihai]

Very sad to hear things go this way.

@mihai any thoughts from someone on the ground in Romania?

Yes, unfortunately it is true, for the moment all bear, wolf, linx and wild cat hunt it's stop. I don't know for how long, because the brown bear and the wolf make a lot of agricultural and domestic animal damage, also human attacks.

 

[johnnyblues]

Very very sad news for hunting. Another nail in the coffin for hunters and a feather in the cap of antis.