Against bill No. 147934 on the killing of bears throughout the winter.

The issue has been successfully resolved. The initiative is closed!

The Ministry of Natural Resources published draft No. 147934 on the regulation.gov.ru portal in early June 2024—amendments to the Hunting Rules that extended the season for hunting brown and Himalayan bears until 28 (29) February. In effect, this legalized shooting hibernating animals in their dens, including females with newborn cubs, and violated the existing ban on hunting after 31 December. The environmental community immediately pointed out that such a measure would inevitably increase the mortality of reproductive females and orphaned litters, and also contradict the federal Brown Bear Conservation Strategy and the norms of humane treatment of animals.

We launched a public initiative demanding the withdrawal of the draft law. The combined pressure of public opinion led to the Ministry of Natural Resources officially abandoning further promotion of draft No. 147934 on 20 June 2024, keeping the winter bear hunt under the ban and confirming the successful completion of our initiative.

This initiative has been successfully closed.

Closed on 21 June, 2024

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