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Old 06-30-2008
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Default Killing Polar Bears

Polar bears finally won a reprieve from American trophy hunters when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife granted polar bears federal protections a month ago. But now Safari Club International, a big game trophy hunters' club, is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse this ban on importing polar bear trophies. The recent decision to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act closed a gaping loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act that had allowed U.S. trophy hunters to kill polar bears in Canada, where such hunting is legal, and import polar bear trophies into the U.S. More than 900 polar bear heads and hides had been imported since 1994 because of this loophole.These animals are in enough trouble with global warming they don't need to be hunted for a trophy as well. It's wrong to let polar bears be hunted when they're already declining. Do people really want to live in a country without polar bears? We have to do everything we can to prevent the polar bear's downward spiral. Please urge (email) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Hall to uphold the ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies from Canada.


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