And here we have it — why so many bizarre events are being approved because the “science” seems to indicate it’s ok. The Vancouver Observer r eports on the grizzly hunt in Tsilqotin territory, increased wihtout First Nations consent:
“A FOI released ministerial briefing note says the total number of grizzlies used to justify the hunt, was actually a hunch.
“These [bear] estimates are derived from modelling and professional opinion. There have been no DNA or other inventory studies conducted in this area,” Minister Thomson was told in a briefing note.
The [same] minister said Friday:
“With regard to the decision to re-open the Chilcotin to a limited entry hunt in 2014, my decision was based on the best available science. The hunts were re-opened because grizzly population information and trends indicated that a limited hunt was sustainable.”
There is no shame in Mudville.