Polar Bear, Bluefin Tuna Ban Fails At UN Conservation Meeting DOHA, Qatar ? Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a US-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a UN wildlife meeting. Japan won over scores of poorer ...
Short Sharp Science: Proposal to ban polar bear trade shot down Opposition was mainly from Canada, Norway and Greenland, whose aboriginal communities hunt the bears as a resource for food, clothing and shelter. By-products from the hunts are sold internationally, especially from Canada. ...
Proposed ban on international trade of polar bear parts defeated ... DOHA, Qatar ? A US-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a UN wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the practice didn't ...
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