Canadians Argue for Polar Bear Hunt

Monday, officials from northern Canada were in Washington. They wanted to make an unpopular argument. That was to let U.S. hunters continue to kill polar bears for sport. The politicians from Canada's Northwest Territory asked Interior Department officials to allow U. S. sportsmen to still bring back polar bear hides after their hunts in Canada's Arctic region. This was despite the increased protection now afford the bear under the Endangered Species Act. The United States presently bans sport hunting of polar bears but Canada does not. Because of the recent decision to declare the polar bear threatened under the Endangered Species Act, also means U.S. sportsmen may no longer bring home trophy skins - which is what hunting's high-rollers actually prize.