Orphaned bear cubs that sparked controversy released to wild

Didn't he lose his job over this? Or was "reassigned"? The argument was, if he couldn't put a hole in their heads he "wasn't doing hi job" (ironic to be called a conservationist under such premises). Others said the chances of them being rehabilated were slim and they would come back to kill a human or would die in the wild due to too much human interaction.

I hope it goes well and those narrow minded, knee jerk reactions to the simpliest solution (which is often the most harmful) are proven wrong. With proper processes why wouldn't an animal learn to adapt to their natural envronment?

The GPS and other data will act as the necessary buffer to obtaining the facts while protecting humans in the area.

He ultimately lost his job with the feds entirely, now works for the province and is also pursuing a PhD:

http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobil ... -1.2864243