Discussion Topic: Hunting Polar Bears
It seems impossible to escape the Global Warming debate no matter who you are and where you live. And now, Canadian Inuits are getting in the fight. The past few weeks, the United States government and environmental groups have been debating over the issue of protecting polar bears because of their dwindling habitat. Worried that they would lose the money of American hunters coming to Canada to pursue polar bears, the Inuits denounced the environmentalists for pushing hard to get the polar bear protected.
Mary Simon, president of the Inuit Tapiriit of Canada group, said green organizations were using polar bears as an excuse to attack the administration of U.S. President George Bush over its position on climate change.
Mary Simon, president of the Inuit Tapiriit of Canada group, said green organizations were using polar bears as an excuse to attack the administration of U.S. President George Bush over its position on climate change.
"As Inuit we fundamentally disagree with such tactics ... the polar bear is a very important subsistence, economic, cultural, conservation, management, and rights concern for Inuit in Canada," she said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1439628820080114
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