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Stop Polar Bear Trophy Hunting!
Target: Mr. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dr. Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Polar bears already face a daunting future because of global warming, oil and gas exploration and toxic chemical pollution. But there's another threat that many Americans aren't aware of trophy hunting.
The United States does not allow sport hunting of polar bears in their Alaskan habitat. But more than half of the world's polar bears live in Canada, where hunting is legal. And due to a huge loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act, American trophy hunters can travel to Canada, kill a polar bear, and bring back polar bear trophies.
From 2002-2005, a total of 298 requests were made by US citizens to import sport hunted polar bear trophies from Canada. Of these, 252 - a staggering 85 percent - were issued.
We may not be able to stop Canada from allowing hunting, but we can stop the U.S. from allowing Americans to import polar bear trophies. Please act today and urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop issuing polar bear trophy permits immediately!
The United States does not allow sport hunting of polar bears in their Alaskan habitat. But more than half of the world's polar bears live in Canada, where hunting is legal. And due to a huge loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act, American trophy hunters can travel to Canada, kill a polar bear, and bring back polar bear trophies.
From 2002-2005, a total of 298 requests were made by US citizens to import sport hunted polar bear trophies from Canada. Of these, 252 - a staggering 85 percent - were issued.
We may not be able to stop Canada from allowing hunting, but we can stop the U.S. from allowing Americans to import polar bear trophies. Please act today and urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop issuing polar bear trophy permits immediately!
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Polar bears are so cute and they are my favorite animal EVER! They are so cuddly and sweet I could just KISS THEM! Why should anyone be able to hunt animals and keep them as a throphy! NO WAY..HOSE!
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polar bears are sooo cute & noone is allowed to own them & do whatever they want
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Stop hunting these awesome creatures of out earth. They have just as much right to live as we do. The hunters shivery is as dead as the poor dead polar bears that have enterd the hunters paths.
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Why would you issue permits to kill an animal whose existence is being threatened?
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this is sad. they are already drowning and having their food sources threatened.
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humanity will out
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Giving into the trophy hunters over your own recognition that Polar bears are endangered is beyond belief! Please, do the right thing and tell these"big game hunters" the killing party is over! Please, be the stewards of the animals you are supposed to protect!!!!!!!
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Please stop this from continuing -there is absolutely no reason for it.
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Please act to protect these magnificent and mighty animals.
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Please stop issuing permits to kill these beautiful animals!! It is so cruel!!!
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Let all our wildlife live - safely and freely!
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Trophy hunting of any animal is wrong!
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