Poaching of all kinds of animals is a problem. Anybody who says it isn’t is either misinformed or lying.
I don’t care if this article is about 20 years old. If it was a problem back then, it likely still is.
If the times says it’s so it must be true.
Or complete BS.
I’ve been hunting since the Beatles were a band from the Siskiyous to the Okeefenokee, and that’s the first time I’ve been told I don’t know $hi+ about it because the New York Slimes says so. Fine, OK, the bears are doomed, renew your subscription...LOL