
Nevada bear hunt faces calls to be canceled due to wildfires
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It might not be a good year to bet on bear hunts.
The Center for Biological Diversity issued a press release calling upon the Nevada Department of Wildlife to "shut down the hunt." Nevada state director at the Center for Biological Diversity Patrick Donnelly said, "We need to give our bears a break. Climate-fueled catastrophic fire isn’t just hard on us, it’s also hard on wildlife. Bears are struggling to survive and recover from the most difficult summer of their lives, and now they’re going to be chased by dogs and shot to death. It’s unacceptable." Recently, a wildfire near Lake Tahoe (which is located in both California and Nevada) forced the residents of South Lake Tahoe in California to flee. As the Guardian reports, however, local bears have been spotted walking the empty streets.More Related News