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we love the polar bear
On Apr 6, 1:04 pm, Bear Bear <thatbear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just as an aside.
>
> To show the bias of our media. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the
> socialist state broadcaster, didn't bother to report these findings. But
> rather replayed a documentary all about how bad off the bears are. And of
> course we are all to blame,
>
> Another example of the scientists not bothering to listen to the native
> peoples. Like the anti-hunting crowd who don't understand that the hunting
> is a much needed source of income. No McDonald's to work at in Iqaluit,
>
> Hudson Bay polar bear population grows: Survey
>
> Canada's polar bear population is healthy contrary to predictions of
> decline, a new survey shows.
>
> An aerial survey of western Hudson Bay — considered one of the most at-risk
> areas — counted 1,013 polar bears in August, according to data released by
> the Nunavut government.
>
> A study in 2004 counted 935 bears and predicted populations would decline
> to about 610 by 2011.
>
> Canada has two-thirds of the world's polar bear population and the status
> of the animal has long been the subject of debate.
>
> World Wildlife Fund said a shorter sea ice season has threatened the
> ability of polar bears to feed. The group said the polar bear population in
> Hudson Bay has dropped more than 20% since the 1990s, according to data on
> its website.
>
> Much of the North disagrees that the bear population is dropping and Inuit
> hunters report they see large numbers of the animals.
>
> In 2011, Environment Canada declared the polar bear a species of concern
> because of over-harvesting and climate change.
>
> Traditionally, the Inuit people hunt polar bears for food and pelts. Fur
> sales are lucrative in the North, with hunters able to sell pelts for an
> average of $5,600 to buyers mainly from Russia and China, an Environment
> Canada report says.
>
> Canada is the only country that allows a polar bear trophy hunt, attracting
> hunters from around the world. In Nunavut, hunting trips cost upwards of
> $30,000 and are done using a quota system.
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