Who do you most believe concerning the number of grizzly bears in British Columbia?

Province-wide sample, Nov. 2000
Marktrend polling [+/- 4.5%]


Do you agree or disagree with attempts to encourage European travelers to boycott B.C. to pressure the government to ban grizzly hunting?


Province-wide sample, Nov. 2000
Marktrend polling [+/- 4.5%]

Distribution of Support for Grizzly Bear Hunting

The level of support for grizzly bear hunting is 70% in the interior of the province where people live in close proximity with grizzly bears. Even in the heavily urbanized Lower Mainland, 51% of the people believe the hunting of grizzly bears should continue. This is the most populated region of the province with nearly 2 million people, most of whom do not hunt, or have immediate contact with grizzly bears.