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Stand Strong Against Polar Bear Hunting
Target: Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Hunting polar bears is illegal in the United States. 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 (MMPA) that had allowed wealthy U.S. trophy hunters to kill polar bears in Canada, where such hunting is legal, and import polar bear trophies into the U.S.
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. More than 900 polar bear heads and hides had been imported into the U.S since 1994 because of the MMPA loophole.
We have to do everything we can to prevent the polar bear's downward spiral. We need the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand strong on polar bear trophy hunting - urge Director Dale Hall to uphold the ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies from Canada.
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. More than 900 polar bear heads and hides had been imported into the U.S since 1994 because of the MMPA loophole.
We have to do everything we can to prevent the polar bear's downward spiral. We need the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand strong on polar bear trophy hunting - urge Director Dale Hall to uphold the ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies from Canada.
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# 50:
6:27 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 49:
6:27 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, California
Its our duty to do something.
Its our duty to do something.
# 48:
6:26 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Michael Sandstrom, Tennessee
# 47:
6:24 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Thunderr Wolf, New Jersey
Polar bears along with all other wildlife should be protected in every way including protection from those who carry guns
Polar bears along with all other wildlife should be protected in every way including protection from those who carry guns
# 46:
6:20 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Jeremy Parker, California
# 45:
6:20 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Bonnie Beale, New Mexico
# 44:
6:09 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Carson Rhodes, North Carolina
# 43:
6:03 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Linda Heise, Canada
# 42:
5:59 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Elio Soares, Portugal
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5:58 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Nimue Appletree, Portugal
# 40:
5:58 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Ricardo Araujo, Portugal
# 39:
5:57 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Oscar Junior, Portugal
# 38:
5:54 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Angel Kroeschel, Pennsylvania
# 37:
5:48 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Elizabeth Dodd, Florida
# 36:
5:47 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Amanda Baird, Kentucky
This is a giant loophole that needs to be closed !! If polar bears are endangered in the US - they are endangered in Canada as well. While we can't stop the hunting there -- the "trophies" shouldn't be allowed in the states !!!
This is a giant loophole that needs to be closed !! If polar bears are endangered in the US - they are endangered in Canada as well. While we can't stop the hunting there -- the "trophies" shouldn't be allowed in the states !!!
# 35:
5:43 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Bruce Bennett, California
# 34:
5:38 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Debra Lewis, Virginia
Allowing people to import polar bear parts and trophies would unquestionably encourage people to hunt polar bears. As polar bears are listed as threated under the Endangered Species Act, you cannot encourage people to hunt them for sport!
Allowing people to import polar bear parts and trophies would unquestionably encourage people to hunt polar bears. As polar bears are listed as threated under the Endangered Species Act, you cannot encourage people to hunt them for sport!
# 33:
5:21 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
# 32:
5:18 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Barb Cooper, Texas
# 31:
5:14 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Anna Wiedoff, Arizona
# 30:
5:11 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Sarah Townsend, California
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5:04 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 28:
5:01 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Darlene Bell, South Carolina
# 27:
4:55 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Chum Richardson, Canada
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4:51 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 25:
4:51 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Nik De Novalier, Liechtenstein
At this point we should arm the bears so they can target mindless human mammals who think they need to hang stuffed trophies on the wall to augment their social status.
At this point we should arm the bears so they can target mindless human mammals who think they need to hang stuffed trophies on the wall to augment their social status.
# 24:
4:46 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Jen Dowdy, Kentucky
The polar bears are already suffering from the effects of global warming as their numbers decrease, and now hunting for sport will surely make the decline even greater. We need to protect as many polar bears as possible in case the climate gets even worse.
The polar bears are already suffering from the effects of global warming as their numbers decrease, and now hunting for sport will surely make the decline even greater. We need to protect as many polar bears as possible in case the climate gets even worse.
# 23:
4:45 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 22:
4:43 pm PDT, Jun 18,
NICK DAVIS, Canada
# 21:
4:42 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Sharon Richardson, Oklahoma
# 20:
4:33 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Andrea Dillingham, Utah
# 19:
4:33 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Wendy Brown, Canada
There should be a ban on polar bear trophies as polar bear hunting should be illegal and so should owning their body parts. The polar bear has enough to worry about with loss of habitat because of global warming than to have to hide from hunters who view them only as trophies. Please do all you can to make this practise an illegal one. Thank you so much.
There should be a ban on polar bear trophies as polar bear hunting should be illegal and so should owning their body parts. The polar bear has enough to worry about with loss of habitat because of global warming than to have to hide from hunters who view them only as trophies. Please do all you can to make this practise an illegal one. Thank you so much.
# 18:
4:32 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Anthony Davis, Iowa
Global warming is threat enough. This is inhumane.
Global warming is threat enough. This is inhumane.
# 17:
4:31 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 16:
4:29 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Eileen Sarett-Cuasay, Virginia
# 15:
4:24 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Ana Diego, California
=( we don't need them to be killed and hung on a wall.
=( we don't need them to be killed and hung on a wall.
# 14:
4:20 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Stephen Deards, California
# 13:
4:20 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Tara Demers, Washington
# 12:
4:16 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Heather Hogge, Virginia
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4:15 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Helen Escobar, Illinois
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4:13 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Kim Culliton, North Carolina
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4:11 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Risica Caputi, Florida
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4:07 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Michael Norman, Hawaii
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4:06 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
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3:47 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Carolyn Barnes, New York
# 5:
3:26 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Kelly Garbato, Missouri
# 4:
3:23 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Natasha Young, California
Polar bears are treasures as is - we don't need them to be killed and hung on a wall.
Polar bears are treasures as is - we don't need them to be killed and hung on a wall.
# 3:
3:17 pm PDT, Jun 18,
MASSIMO DI DIEGO, Italy
# 2:
2:54 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Rebecca Young, California
Polar bears don't need any more stresses or threats, and no one needs to hang a polar bear head on their wall. Do not reverse the new ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies.
Polar bears don't need any more stresses or threats, and no one needs to hang a polar bear head on their wall. Do not reverse the new ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies.
# 1:
2:49 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Nicole Hardin, Alabama