Polar Bears Kills Woman And Young Child in Wales

[wamer27]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

I knew a young lady who was working at UAF a few years ago who was from Kaktovik, and she showed me numerous photos of polar bears she took with her cellphone.

We had a polar bear rug at house we lived at in Hillside working an ice rink job in town. Was worth a ton via can’t hunt anymore.

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by wamer27

We had a polar bear rug at house we lived at in Hillside working an ice rink job in town. Was worth a ton via can’t hunt anymore.

I haven't looked at the hunting regulations for the past two years, but I do know that polar bear hunting in the US is not longer possible. But guided hunts are legal in Canada. Polar bear rugs in the US have increased in value quite a lot in recent years.

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

I haven't looked at the hunting regulations for the past two years, but I do know that polar bear hunting in the US is not longer possible. But guided hunts are legal in Canada. Polar bear rugs in the US have increased in value quite a lot in recent years.

The polar bear was listed as a threatened species in 2008. As of that listing it was no longer legal to harass, pursue, hunt, kill or possess any part of a bear. Sale, interstate and international transport of any part of a bear was no longer permitted without a very specific permit issued under the CITES treaty. The obvious point would be to prevent more bears being directly killed or injured (and dying later) except in a DLP or strictly controlled situation.

Obviously, lots of people obtained their polar bear rugs, teeth, claws or other "souvenirs" off a bear prior to the species listing. If the rug was in private possession before 2008 and it isn't being transported across state or international borders or attempting to be sold the owner can keep it, but they can't do much of anything else with it unless they can prove it was legally acquired before the 2008 listing date. I'm not up on all the regulations regarding indigenous people's ability to obtain or make use of bear parts (like skins) for tribal purposes or traditional handicraft but again that would take a very specific permit. There is still limited "take" of polar bears in some parts of their circumpolar range.

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/...rn/polar-bear/

[wamer27]

Originally Posted by Parnassia

The polar bear was listed as a threatened species in 2008. As of that listing it was no longer legal to harass, pursue, hunt, kill or possess any part of a bear. Sale, interstate and international transport of any part of a bear was no longer permitted without a very specific permit issued under the CITES treaty. The obvious point would be to prevent more bears being directly killed or injured (and dying later) except in a DLP or strictly controlled situation.

Obviously, lots of people obtained their polar bear rugs, teeth, claws or other "souvenirs" off a bear prior to the species listing. If the rug was in private possession before 2008 and it isn't being transported across state or international borders or attempting to be sold the owner can keep it, but they can't do much of anything else with it unless they can prove it was legally acquired before the 2008 listing date. I'm not up on all the regulations regarding indigenous people's ability to obtain or make use of bear parts (like skins) for tribal purposes or traditional handicraft but again that would take a very specific permit. There is still limited "take" of polar bears in some parts of their circumpolar range.

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/...rn/polar-bear/

I lived in Anchorage in 2003 or 2004, so it was before the 2008 changes.