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| Newborn Cubs (Photo by USFWS) |
Last time we checked, to conserve something meant to protect it from harm or destruction.
Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant was therefore living up to his title by refusing to obey this destructive supervisory order: to
euthanize two bear cubs that hadn’t posed a threat to anyone.
AFP reports that the
mother of these cubs had been “captured and killed… after she was discovered eating salmon in the freezer” of a Canadian home. The cubs, however, had never been “in the house or trailer.”
Casavant therefore brought the young bears to a wildlife refuge, an act of conservation which resulted in “his suspension without pay.”
Thousands of supporters are now attempting to also conserve Casavant’s job. A petition for
him to be reinstated has been signed by 42,000 concerned citizens.
Comedian Ricky Gervais has been encouraging his 9,000,000 Twitter followers to “reinstate this honourable man.” No joke.
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/thousands-back-canada-official-who-refused-to-kill-bear-cubs/ar-AAcK8Q2
Copyright July 16, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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