U.N. body rejects ban on polar bear trade
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 05:35
in Biology & Nature
The U.S. backed the proposal to stop sales of fur, teeth and claws, arguing that the bears were already declining from climate change. Some northern countries and aboriginal people were opposed to the ban. A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a U.N. wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous...