US Fish and Wildlife Services to shift focus to climate change’s effects on bearsCanada had opposed ban as threats to hunting economy and Inuit practices The US government has quietly dropped its campaign for an international ban in the trade of polar bear parts,which would have given the practice the same outlaw status as the elephant ivory market.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has spent several years attempting to ban the abroad trade of polar bear skins, teeth, and paws and other parts from Canada,which permits the hunting of the Arctic predators.
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Source: theguardian.com