B.C. First Nations are condemning those responsible for the dozens of bear paws that were dumped alongside a North Shuswap road.

On Wednesday, May 26, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), which advocates on behalf of Aboriginal Peoples in the province, issued a media release stating its members were appalled and horrified by the B次元官网网址済ruesome discovery of 80-100 severed bear paws B次元官网网址� 20-25 bears in total B次元官网网址� near Shuswap Lake.B次元官网网址�

The paws were found by Anglemont resident Brandi Hansen, who said the bear and cub paws were mostly in a culvert on the side of a road. Hansen reported the finding to the Conservation Officer Service, which is investigating. An avid hunter and outdoors enthusiast, Hansen guessed poachers may have been responsible. The UBCIC agreed.

B次元官网网址淭he carnage left behind indicates the actions of trophy or commercial poachers, who hold a complete lack of respect for wildlife, hunting laws and the rights of other resource users,B次元官网网址� reads the release, adding the UBCIC has previously expressed alarm at B次元官网网址渨olf-whackingB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址減redator tournamentsB次元官网网址� occurring in the province.

B次元官网网址淭he dozens of discarded bear paws demonstrate that this callous attitude towards the killing of animals persists.B次元官网网址�

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The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council (SNTC) also spoke out against what it called an B次元官网网址渁ct of desecrationB次元官网网址� felt through the spirits of our people.B次元官网网址� A May 26 media release by the SNTC explained the bear is a sacred animal that forms the B次元官网网址渇oundation of our creation law, the chief of the four-legged, and deserved of the utmost respect and dignity.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淎s caretakers of the land, we condemn the dishonour of our sacred animal integral to our health and well-being,B次元官网网址� reads the SNTC release.

The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council will be holding a ceremony to honour the bears whose remains were discarded to B次元官网网址渆nsure they are given the respect they deserve.B次元官网网址�

The UBCIC is asking that those who hunt do so sustainably and ethically, and it urges anyone with information about the discarded bear paws to contact the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.