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MRV Bear Initiative Reports Strong Turnout at Bear Fair; State Panel Rejects Baiting Petition
Summary
About 125 people attended the Green Valley Rally/Bear Fair where MRV Bear Initiative highlighted electric fencing, bear‑proof dumpsters and native‑plant displays; state Fish & Wildlife voted down a bear‑baiting petition and will consider a June vote on shooting sows with cubs.
The MRV Bear Initiative (MRVBI) told the Fayston Conservation Commission that roughly 125 people attended the Green Valley Rally/Bear Fair, where lower‑level stations showcased electric fencing, bear‑proof dumpsters and native‑plant displays. MRVBI recommended consolidating tabling into a single location next year and suggested moving the event to the lower level behind the MRVCC to reduce crowding.
Commission minutes record that the Bear Baiting petition was voted down almost unanimously by the state Fish & Wildlife panel; the same agency is scheduled to vote in June on a proposal concerning the shooting of sows with cubs. The minutes also note broad input from conservation commission members across the state opposing the baiting petition.
