Comments on: Relaxing With Alaska's Big Brown Bears

Bears And People Get Up Close At Sanctuary, But Will The Animals Know To Fear Hunters?

[kaseyca9]

Help the bears by signing the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?mcneil66&1 from Friends of McNeil River, a non profit group in Alaska: http://www.mcneilbears.org/index.cfm?section=About And, visit the National Geographic Grizzly Forum, where we have been talking with Larry Aumiller and Elizabeth, an Interpretive Ranger for the McNeil River area. Great information and we welcome you! http://forums.ngm.com/forums/15/ShowForum.aspx THANK YOU!

[firstduchess]

This is a P.S. to the original comment I had. I told my husband about the bears and the news story. His comment was, "If the trophy hunters are so brave as to face off with a bear from several feet away and they want to kill, why don't they just get shipped off to Iraq where the "bears" shoot back!" He was appalled at the "logic" of whoever thought up this "trophy hunter" idea. Not very bright!

[imnanablue]

I went to Alaska this summer and saw these babies! Why kill them? We are in THEIR territory, not ours! Shame on US!!! We fight so, hopefully no one comes to kill our babies....

[melladee]

As a follow-up to my previous comment: I just now sent an email to my entire address book with the link to the CBS-news piece about the bears, and the link to the petition http://www.mcneilbears.org/index.cfm?section=Petition. Please take a moment to compose your own message to friends to get this news out far and wide. We CAN make a difference. We must.

[johnthecook2]

I live in one of the most beatiful places in the world Alaska and saw the story about the bears and said thanks to the CBS world news because the local news has said nothing. We need to put a stop to this. Iknow a lot of hunters but don't know any that EAT brown bear. Its pretty sad when you go hunt PETS.

[mugzzi]

I can't believe this news story! Instead of being destructive and shooting the animals for fun why don't you sell tickets and let people see the bears in their living environment. This is such a rare and beatiful opportunity to enjoy nature and habbitats and now we have to let the shooters in to kill them. Its such a violation of mankind. I'm sick to my stomach about this issue and can't wait to jump in and help stop this heinous crime. What I want to know is who is making money off of this and to what extent? Too bad the bears didn't carry around million dollar bills. Then I'm quite sure they would have a voice and be protected. Since they don't I pray those that know the difference between right and wrong step up to the plate to have a voice for those that can not speak but are just as important living creatures as ourselves. Who got bought off? That is the real story. Expose them and the truth will be revealed.

[melladee]

Thanks Sparty. I signed the petition at http://www.mcneilbears.org/index.cfm?section=Petition
and urge everyone to do the same. I was #937 so obviously MANY MORE SIGNATURES WILL BE NEEDED to grab the attention of the powers that have control over and can change this direction toward bear bloodshed. I thank CBS-news for an excellent report that illuminated what, for me, was an unknown upcoming travesty against the trusting brown bears of McNeil River. Please give us updates on this story!

[hermieyellow]

Glad to see this we aren't the only ones upset by this. Thanks for posting the web site to sign a petition. We are going to it next. Please keep us updated CBS. Greg and Cynthia

[jojovtbear]

Well this would be just as barbaric as the "seal slaughter" in Canada, to think, as Americans,how can we allow this horror to happen in this "sanctuary" that the bears have come to know as home and safe haven. What an injustice to this magnificent and magestic creature. I was in Katmai, Bear viewing in August 2005, it was a magical experience. I hope that in the years to come, our children will be able to experience that nature and the wild, before the grizzly bear becomes extinct, due to overhunting!

[barbdow]

We've come such a long way through the expertise of God's special people that he placed on this planet to care for all animals; in this case our bears. I beg of you, please, please, do not shoot to kill the friendly bears. They have come to trust people. How can anyone with a conscience shoot a friendly bear and live with himself/herself. Let's speak up for the friendly bears. We need to invent a protection bill for Congress/Senate/House of Representatives to pass, and we must do it fast. A year goes by too quickly. Could CBS give the addresses of government offices in Washington D.C. so that people who care can write (email) them about this problem. Who knew this would be a problem? I will look for follow-ups on this story. Please, CBS, do not forget our precious innocent animals...all animals, in this case - bears.