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UN Rejects Polar Bear Trade Ban

Canada: Aboriginal communities depend on bear hunt

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 18, 2010 9:12 AM CDT

(AP) – A US-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth, and claws was defeated today at a UN wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments that the practice doesn't pose a significant threat to the animals. The Americans...   Read full story »

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