We don't base our laws in the U.S. by what other countries do. That's thier problem. There are countries where it is legal to kill your wife if you catch her cheating, but if you do it in the U. S., you will be charged with murder, and rightly so. That's not a good arguement.

Canada only allows very limited 'Trophy' hunting by non-indiginous people. It is very expensive, just like African Safaris, and is ususally only within the means of the very rich, and the proceeds go to benefit the bears management. It is the same in Russia and Norway.

Polar Bears are not endangered by hunters. They are endangered by poachers, who get in excess of $4500.00 per hide, loss of habitat through industry, oil rigs, urban development and Global Warming.

There are International Treaties in place between the U.S, Canada, Norway and Russia to coordinate management efforts.

There are less than 25,000 Polar Bears world-wide. If you kill one (unless it is in self-defense), or create a market for someone else to kill one, you should go to jail for a very long time.

There is not a fish that swims anywhere in the world than can tell the difference between Polar Fibers, and real Polar Bear fur.

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Polar bears are wanderers and cover tremendous areas encompassing many countries. In most countries the bears may be hunted. In the US we do not allow it except by Native Alaskans. They are all the same bears and the same population of bears.

Why should there be a difference in management that goes all the way from a felony for one to possess and legally hunted right across a border? That speaks of something other than reason to me... YMMV
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