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Russia Will Hunt Polar Bears to Save Them

Siberian officials hope legalizing hunting will end poaching

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – Russia is lifting a fifty-year old ban on hunting polar bears, expressly to save the endangered species from extinction. Poaching has been endemic in Siberia since the injunction, but it's increased since shrinking sea ice has forced bears to search for food on shore, making... Read full story »

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Siberian officials hope legalizing hunting will end poaching

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