Wildlife charity backs policy of exploitation of small number of some endangered species for economic purposes – such as trophy hunting

Wildlife charity backs policy of exploitation of small number of some endangered species for economic purposes – such as trophy hunting.

The wildlife charity WWF has been working to support the trade in polar bear fur at the same time as using images of the bears to raise money, it can be revealed.

Polar bears are severely affected by the loss of Arctic sea ice, which makes seeking prey harder and forces the bears to use more energy. In some regions, polar bears are showing signs of declining physical condition, having fewer cubs, and dying younger.

Despite their endangered status, polar bears are hunted commercially in Canada, the only country that still allows the practice after it was banned by Russia, Greenland, the US and Norway. An annual average of 300–400 skins are exported, primarily to China, where a full pelt sells for an average of $60,000 (£48,000) and is often used for luxury clothing or as a rug.

  • Kecessa
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    5 天前

    I mean, US and Anglo Canadian cultures are pretty much exactly the same except for not living in the other’s country (even Trudeau said that the first thing that defines Canadians is not being from the US) so yeah, don’t be surprised if the idiots are the same, they feed on the same medias. Hell, most Anglo Canadians probably know more about US politics than Canadian one!